Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
TRAILMOBILE INC.
Vehicles affected
568
Reported to NHTSA
1985-03-19
Owners notified
1985-03-19
Defect description
THE AIR BRAKE HOSE LEADING TO THE FRONT AXLE SPRING BRAKE CHAMBERS MAY BE 1.5 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE SPECIFIED LENGTH OR ARE CONNECTED TO AIR TANKS MISLOCATED UP TO 1.5 INCHES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF THE HOSES WOULD LEAD TO DECREASED BRAKING CAPABILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE 28 INCH HOSES WITH 32 INCH HOSES.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.
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