NHTSA recall 00V-232 (00V232008)
service brakes, air recall reported September 7, 2000 - about 30,000 vehicles affected.
- NHTSA campaign number
- 00V232008
- Also written as
- 00V-232
- Manufacturer number
- 00076/00078
- Reported
- September 7, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- ~30,000
- Component
- service brakes, air
What is being recalled
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES, MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS AND TRACTORS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
Why it is dangerous
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
The fix (free at any franchised dealer)
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.
Recall repairs are always free, regardless of vehicle age or where you bought the car. Quote the campaign number 00V-232 when calling a dealer.
Affected 6 models
Each year links to that car's full history: every recall, owner complaints and common problems.
Source: NHTSA recall campaign data (public domain), refreshed weekly. See also the latest recall campaigns.