The defect
SHOULD AN ICE BLOCKAGE OCCUR BETWEEN THE AIR DRYER AND THE WET TANK DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE LINE BLOCKAGE WOULD BUILD UP AND COULD LEAD TO A VIOLENT EXPLOSION.
The remedy
A PRESSURE RELIEF PROVISION WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE DRYER TO PREVENT PRESSURE BUILD UP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1982 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1982
6 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the service brakes, air; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 82V115000 1 Dec 1982 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 82V114000 1 Dec 1982 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 82V090000 21 Sept 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V074000 26 Jul 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V075000 26 Jul 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982