Madrid Fab Tech (1997) – 03V295000

Defect Description For Recall

On Certain 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

MADRID

Model Of Vehicle

FAB TECH

Year

1997

Recall Campaign Number

03V295000

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 Madrid At 308-327-4220.

Vehicle Manufacturer

Madrid Manufacturing Inc.

Start Of Manufacture

19961201

End Of Manufacture

20000731

Type Of Vehicle Recall

V

Number Affected

238

Date Owners Notified

Initiated By

Odi

Responsible Manufacturer

Madrid Manufacturing Inc.

Date Report Received

20030805

Make Campaign Number

Part Number

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard