NHTSA Recall 78V151000 — Crane Carrier Service Brakes, Air › Antilock

What's wrong

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO COMPLY TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES ON THE SWITCH CAN ALLOW THE WARNING BUZZER TO SOUND AT PRESSURES BELOW THE STANDARD 60 PSI. THE STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS THE DRIVER"S FIELD OF VIEW OF THE WARNING LIGHT. SOME OF THE TRUCKS REQUIRE .6 SECONDS, FOR THE AIR PRESSURE TO FALL FROM 95 PSI TO 5 PSI INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED .55 SECONDS. ALSO, ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER LOSS OF AIR IN THE REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR BY MEANS OF THE SERVICE BRAKE CONTROL.

The fix

DEALER WILL INSTALL TWO LOW AIR PRESSURE SWITCHES TO ACTIVATE THE LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING BUZZER AT A MINIMUM OF 60 PSI. AN AUDIBLE WARNING BUZZER WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED ON VEHICLES WHERE THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT MIGHT BE OBSCURED BY THE STEERING WHEEL, AND VALVES AND FITTINGS WILL BE INSTALLED TO DECREASE THE TIME NECESSARY TO EXHAUST THE AIR FROM THE BRAKE CHAMBERS.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS, HEAVY.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS THE DRIVER"S FIELD OF VIEWOF THE WARNING LIGHT, THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE WARNED IF THE BRAKES LOCK. IF THEAIR PRESSURE TAKES TOO LONG TO RELEASE, AND IF EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT RELEASEAFTER RELEASE OF AIR IN THE REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ANDAN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

NHTSA campaign

78V151000

Filed by

Crane Carrier Company

Report received

27 Jun 1978

Potentially affected

1,649

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.

1975 Crane Carrier Dr 1976 Crane Carrier Dr 1977 Crane Carrier Dr 1978 Crane Carrier Dr 1975 Crane Carrier F 1976 Crane Carrier F 1977 Crane Carrier F 1978 Crane Carrier F 1975 Crane Carrier Ir 1976 Crane Carrier Ir 1977 Crane Carrier Ir 1978 Crane Carrier Ir 1975 Crane Carrier M 1976 Crane Carrier M 1977 Crane Carrier M 1978 Crane Carrier M

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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