The defect
A LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO ACTIVATE IF THE FRONT BRAKE AIR RESERVOIR SYSTEM FALLS BELOW 60 PSI. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM COULD LEAD TO DECREASED VEHICLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE OR CAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE WITHOUT THE DRIVER GIVEN VISUAL OR AUDIBLE WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS WHICH CORRECTLY CONNECTS THE FRONT BRAKE RESERVOIR SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE SWITCH TO THE LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood American Dream | 1994, 1995 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood American Dream | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood American Dream | 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 1995 | 3 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1995
11 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the service brakes, air; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 95V239000 13 Dec 1995 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 95V218000 13 Nov 1995 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 95V209000 26 Oct 1995 | AMERICAN IKARUS, INC. |
| 95V196000 12 Oct 1995 | HEIL ENVIRONMENTAL IND. |
| 95V177000 20 Sept 1995 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 95V171000 7 Sept 1995 | CAPACITY OF TEXAS |
| 95V114000 5 Jun 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 95V076000 6 Apr 1995 | MONON CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995