Service brakes, air: antilock: interconnecting assembly(wiring)
GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-11-15.
Recall campaignNHTSA 79V248000
Service brakes, air: antilock: interconnecting assembly(wiring)
Component
Service brakes, air: antilock: interconnecting assembly(wiring)
Manufacturer
GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.
Vehicles affected
1,535
Reported to NHTSA
1979-11-15
Owners notified
1979-12-22
Defect description
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". THE REQUIRED BRAKE RELEASE TIME OF 0.55 SECONDS MAY NOT BE ATTAINABLE DUE TO DISCONNECTION OF THE ROCKWELL SKID CONTROL VALVE WHICH HAD PERFORMED THE RELAY VALVE AND QUICK RELEASE FUNCTIONS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BRING THE BRAKE RELEASE TIME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES, TRANSIT AND SUBURBAN.SYSTEM: ELECTRIC BRAKES; SKID VALVE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A DELAY IN RELEASING BRAKES AND RESUMING VEHICLEMOVEMENT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT IN CERTAIN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.