The issue
THE TRAILER BRAKE HAND CONTROL VALVE ON THESE VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A PRESSURE LIMITER SET AT APPROXIMATELY 30 psi. THE HAND CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE SHOULD SUPPLY FULL SYSTEM PRESSURE TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. THIS COULD RESULT IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AND A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: CORRECT HAND CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Description (français)
Il se peut que la commande manuelle du frein de la remorque de ces véhicules soit équipée d'un limiteur de pression réglé à environ 30 lb/po2. Le robinet de la commande manuelle du frein doit être grand ouvert et fournir toute la pression disponible aux freins de la remorque, sinon il se peut qu'il y ait augmentation des distances de freinage et des risques d'accident.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo FE | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo FE | 1990 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo FE | 1991 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo FE | 1992 | 0 | 5 |