NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V049000

Service Brakes, Air — Crane · reported 1 Feb 2008 · 672 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CRANE CARRIER IS RECALLING 672 MY 1999-2001 COE,MY 1999-2002 LDT, MY 2001-2007 LDT2, MY 1998-2003 LET, AND MY 2001-2007 LET2 REFUSE CAB AND CHASSIS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING WAS SLOWER THAN REQUIRED.

The risk

THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIR-OVER-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS, TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.

The fix

CRANE WILL REPLACE SEVERAL FITTINGS AND HOSES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE AIR FLOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPROVE THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 14, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CRANE CARRIER AT 918-832-7305.

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
08V049000
Filed by
Crane Carrier Company
Report received
1 Feb 2008
Owners notified
14 Mar 2008
Potentially affected
672

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 Crane Coe 2000 Crane Coe 2001 Crane Coe 1999 Crane Ldt 2000 Crane Ldt 2001 Crane Ldt 2002 Crane Ldt 2001 Crane Ldt2 2002 Crane Ldt2 2003 Crane Ldt2 2004 Crane Ldt2 2005 Crane Ldt2 2006 Crane Ldt2 2007 Crane Ldt2 1998 Crane Let 1999 Crane Let 2000 Crane Let 2001 Crane Let 2002 Crane Let 2003 Crane Let 2001 Crane Let2 2002 Crane Let2 2003 Crane Let2 2004 Crane Let2 2005 Crane Let2 2006 Crane Let2 2007 Crane Let2

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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