Recall campaign · NHTSA 92V122000

Service brakes, air: antilock

TRAILMOBILE INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1992-08-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 92V122000

Service brakes, air: antilock

Component
Service brakes, air: antilock
Manufacturer
TRAILMOBILE INC.
Vehicles affected
414
Reported to NHTSA
1992-08-18
Owners notified
1992-08-10

Defect description

THE TWO (2) RELAY SERVICE VALVES ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME RESERVOIR RESULTING IN 4.25 TIMES, RATHER THAN 8 TIMES, THE COMBINED VOLUME OF ALL CHAMBERS AT MAXIMUM TRAVEL. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."

Safety risk

REPEATED MAXIMUM BRAKE APPLICATIONS CAN RESULT IN THEACTIVATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM AS THE RESERVOIR IS DEPLETED ATHIGHER THAN SPECIFIED RATE.

Manufacturer remedy

CHANGE ONE OF THE RELAY SERVICE VALVE SUPPLY LINES TO THE SECOND RESERVOIR.

Notes

SYSTEM: AIR BRAKES; FMVSS 121.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS WITH WABCO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
TRAILMOBILE Trailer1992

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.