The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HALDEX MANIFOLD DASH VALVES (MDV) USED IN TRACTOR AND TRAILER PARKING BRAKES. THESE VALVES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." A LOSS OF THE ISOLATION OF THE TWO BRAKE SYSTEM CIRCUITS CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES WHEN THERE IS ANOTHER FAILURE OF ONE OF THE TWO BRAKE CIRCUITS.
The risk
THE LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES CAN OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
A REPLACEMENT VALVE WILL BE PROVIDED TO OWNERS WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FLN | 1997 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner FLN | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2000
6 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the parking brake; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 00V349000 30 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V326000 17 Oct 2000 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 00V132000 8 May 2000 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 00V002003 15 Mar 2000 | KALMAR INDUSTRIES USA, INC. |
| 00V002002 24 Feb 2000 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000