Defect Description For Recall
On Certain Semi-Trailers Equipped With Sealco Spring Brake Control Valve Assemblies Incorporated In ARVInmeritor Axles, Part Nos. 110700 And 110800, 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
HARMON
Model Of Vehicle
TRAILER
Year
1998
Recall Campaign Number
03V299000
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 Harmon At 806-763-4631.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Harmon Tank Co., Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19980501
End Of Manufacture
20010531
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
94
Date Owners Notified
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Harmon Tank Co., Inc.
Date Report Received
20030808