The defect
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
The risk
THIS COULD DELAY OR FAILURE IN APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE REPAIR KIT FOR THE AFFECTED SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 765-489-5499.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar WX | 2007, 2008 |
| Autocar Wxll | 2007, 2008 |
| Autocar WXR | 2007, 2008 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar WX | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Autocar WX | 2008 | 0 | 10 |
| Autocar WXR | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Autocar WXR | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Autocar Wxll | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Autocar Wxll | 2008 | 0 | 9 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2007
14 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the parking brake; AUTOCAR, LLC filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 07V516000 5 Nov 2007 | GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC |
| 07V448000 25 Sept 2007 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 07V397000 31 Aug 2007 | NEWELL COACH CORP. |
| 07V385000 28 Aug 2007 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 07V371000 20 Aug 2007 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 07V360000 15 Aug 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V314000 24 Jul 2007 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 07V301000 16 Jul 2007 | AMERICAN TRUCK COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007