Defect Description For Recall
On Certain Trailers Equipped With Spring Brake Control Valve Assemblies. There Is A Recessed Area On Top Of The Valve In Which A Brass Guide Pin Fits Down Inside The Body Of The Valve And Is Held In Place By A Steel Snap Ring. The Recessed Area Allows Accumulation Of Water, Dirt, And/Or Chemicals To Build Up Behind The Snap Ring To The Point Where It Will No Longer Contain The Guide Pin Resulting In A Failure Of The Air Valve.
Make Of Vehicle
FEATHERLITE
Model Of Vehicle
1075
Year
1994
Recall Campaign Number
02V210009
Component Description
Service Brakes, Air:Supply:Check Valve
Effect Of Defect
Failure Of The Valve In An Empty Or Lightly Loaded Trailer While The Vehicle Is In Motion Could Result In A Hard Application Of The Spring Brakes, Possibly Locking Up The Trailer Wheels And Resulting In A Vehicle Crash.
Fix Defect
Sealco Will Provide A Repair Kit And Installation InstruCTIons To Customers Free Of Charge. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Sealco At 602-253-1007 Or Featherlite At 1-800-800-1230.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Featherlite, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19940301
End Of Manufacture
20000331
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
565
Date Owners Notified
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Featherlite, Inc.
Date Report Received
20021004