Recall campaign · NHTSA 79V250000

Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-11-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 79V250000

Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component: Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer: GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.
Vehicles affected: 808
Reported to NHTSA: 1979-11-19
Owners notified: 1979-12-11

Defect description

THE NYLON HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE AND THE ANCHOR COUPLING AT THE REAR OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVELY LONG. WHEN THE BUS EXECUTES EXTREME RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS, THE CURBSIDE NYLON BRAKE HOSE INTERFERES WITH THE TIRE. THIS INTERMITTENT INTERFERENCE WILL CAUSE THE NYLON HOSE TO CHAFE AND ULTIMATELY FAIL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT THE NYLON HOSE FOR CHAFING OR INTERFERENCE AND, IF NECESSARY, REROUTE THE BRAKE HOSE. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES, TRANSIT.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; AIR HOSES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALLOWED TO PERSIST, AIR LEAKSCOULD OCCUR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CHAFING. TOTAL FRONT WHEEL BRAKE FAILURE AND AVEHICLE ACCIDENT COULD RESULT.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
FLXIBLE Transit Coach	1979 1978

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.