The defect
CRANE CARRIER IS RECALLING 672 MY 1999-2001 COE,MY 1999-2002 LDT, MY 2001-2007 LDT2, MY 1998-2003 LET, AND MY 2001-2007 LET2 REFUSE CAB AND CHASSIS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING WAS SLOWER THAN REQUIRED.
The risk
THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIR-OVER-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS, TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.
The remedy
CRANE WILL REPLACE SEVERAL FITTINGS AND HOSES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE AIR FLOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPROVE THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 14, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CRANE CARRIER AT 918-832-7305.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Crane COE | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Crane LDT | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Crane LET | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Crane LET2 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane COE | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane COE | 2000 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane COE | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LDT | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane LDT | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LDT | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LDT | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LDT2 | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LET | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LET | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LET | 2000 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LET | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LET | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LET | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LET2 | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane LET2 | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane LET2 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Crane LET2 | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane LET2 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Crane LET2 | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane LET2 | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2008
18 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the service brakes, air; CRANE CARRIER COMPANY filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 08V666000 16 Dec 2008 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 08V612000 24 Nov 2008 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 08V618000 24 Nov 2008 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 08V598000 18 Nov 2008 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 08V437000 26 Aug 2008 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 08V431000 25 Aug 2008 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 08V414000 20 Aug 2008 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 08V416000 15 Aug 2008 | GULF STREAM COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008