Known Recalls

Model year record

1976 BUTLER Highway Tank Trailers

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 78V230000

Service brakes, air: disc: chamber

Component
Service brakes, air: disc: chamber
Manufacturer
BUTLER MANUFACTURING
Vehicles affected
793
Reported to NHTSA
1978-10-20

Defect description

THE PISTON IN THE ANTILOCK VALVE COULD STICK DUE TO EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF FLUID CONTAMINANTS THAT MAY COLLECT IN THE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY, NO AIR WOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS NORMALLY SUPPLIED BY THAT VALVE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A "NO BRAKE" CONDITION ON THE AFFECTED AXLES. THIS CONSTITUTES A NON-COMPLIANCE TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS".

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEFECTIVE VALVE WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.