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Recall 1989047 — FABREX TRAILER 1988-1989

Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database · Canada · 1989-04-06

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Agency
Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database
Recall identifier
1989047
Date of alert
1989-04-06
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk type
recall
Brand
FABREX
Product category
Heavy Trailer
Product type
Vehicle
Reported risk: THE MIDLAND BRAKE VALVES INSTALLED ON THESE UNITS MAY EXPERIENCE HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE VALVE SECTIONS TOGETHER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE COULD CAUSE FULL OR PARTIAL LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND POSSIBLE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES. APPLICATION OF THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. CORRECTION: SUSPECT BRAKE VALVES WILL BE REPLACED. NOTE:TRAILERS LOCATED IN QUEBEC.
Primary source: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?la

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