The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MERITOR 15X4 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED ON LIFTABLE/STEERABLE TAG/PUSHER AXLES CONTAINED A SIZE 12 BRAKE CHAMBER INSTEAD OF THE SPECIFIED SIZE 16 BRAKE CHAMBER.
The risk
THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE DECREASED BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE CHAMBERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1997 | 4 | 2 |
| Peterbilt | 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| Peterbilt | 1999 | 3 | 3 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1999
18 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the service brakes, air; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 99V352000 14 Dec 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V350000 14 Dec 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V351000 14 Dec 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V082002 9 Dec 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V082001 30 Nov 1999 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 99V331000 23 Nov 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V285000 20 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V240000 30 Aug 1999 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999