The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES 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 FAIL TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
BENDIX IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN PLEASE SEE (07E-037). BENDIX WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE REPAIR KIT FOR THE AFFECTED SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENDIX AT 440-329-9000 OR NEWELL COACH AT 1-888-963-9355.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newell Motor Home | 2006, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Motor Home | 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2008 | 1 | 6 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2007
14 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the parking brake; NEWELL COACH CORP. filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 07V516000 5 Nov 2007 | GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC |
| 07V448000 25 Sept 2007 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 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 |
| 07V298000 13 Jul 2007 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007