Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 93V151000

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

DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1993-09-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 93V151000

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

Component
Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
DORSEY TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected
979
Reported to NHTSA
1993-09-15
Owners notified
1993-09-09

Defect description

IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE AIR BRAKE HOSES FROM THE BRAKE VALVES TO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS OF THE AIR OPERATED S-CAM BRAKES CAN CAUSE THE HOSES TO CHAFE OR BE CUT ON THE TRAILER FRAME.

Safety risk

SERVICE BRAKE HOSE CHAFING OR CUTTING CAN CAUSE REDUCTIONOR LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER. A VEHICLE CRASHCAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTIONING SERVICE BRAKES. ALSO, IF A SPRINGBRAKE HOSE IS CUT, THE SPRING BRAKE DRAG OCCURS, WHICH REDUCES THE EFFECTIVENESSOF THE SERVICE BRAKES, AND CAUSES BRAKE COMPONENTS TO OVERHEAT TO THE POINT OFIGNITING THE UNDERCOATING AND BURNING THE TRAILER. THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE WHEELLOCKUP WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

CHAFFED BRAKE HOSES WILL BE REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE HOSE ROUTING AND BRAKE CHAMBER INSTALLATION WILL BE MODIFIED TO ELIMINATE THE BRAKE HOSE CHAFFING PROBLEM.

Notes

SYSTEM: BRAKES; AIR BRAKES; NON-METALLIC HOSES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 28 FOOT LONG VAN TRAILER BUILT ON A SINGLE AXLE DROP FRAMEUNDERCARRIAGE.NOTE: IF YOU TRAILER IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPONSERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND FREEOF CHARGE OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, PLEASE CONTACT DORSEYTRAILERS AT 1-205-897-5711 OR 1-404-438-9595. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONALHIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
DORSEY DFVPD1994 1993

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.