The defect
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Bridgemaster V Mixer vehicles manufactured October 1, 2005, to December 31, 2014. The affected vehicles are built with the optional Bridgemaster parking brake system on the trailing liftable axle. This parking brake system includes a valve that allows the secondary brake pressure to fall below the required 45 psi after one treadle application. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
If the primary braking system fails, the emergency brake system may not achieve the level of performance needed, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
McNeilus will notify owners, and dealers will install a check valve, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2015. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278. McNeilus' number for this recall is VSR-TSB-009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Mcneilus Bridgemaster V Mixer | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2015
16 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the parking brake; McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 15V742000 10 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V699000 23 Oct 2015 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 15V642000 13 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V479000 30 Jul 2015 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 15V464000 24 Jul 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V350000 5 Jun 2015 | Nova Bus |
| 15V289000 18 May 2015 | Autocar, LLC |
| 15V202000 6 Apr 2015 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015