The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR RHP SUSPENSIONS. THESE TRAILERS EXCEED THE BRAKE ACTUATION AND RELEASE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE NUMBER OF HOSES AND FITTINGS IN THE AIR SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Strick Trailer | 1998 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strick Trailer | 1998 | 1 | 3 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1998
14 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, air; STRICK CORPORATION filed 22 campaigns in all.
| 98V281000 5 Nov 1998 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 98V274000 29 Oct 1998 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES |
| 98V251000 7 Oct 1998 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 98V121002 29 Aug 1998 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 98V169000 28 Jul 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V137000 23 Jun 1998 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V126000 8 Jun 1998 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 98V114000 26 May 1998 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998