Bendix recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
Bendix is recalling certain gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured from october 15, 2010, through january 31, 2011, repackaged as bendix brand, part numbers 974294, 974296, 977142, and 977143, and sold for use as aftermarket equipment to paccar parts distributors. One slack adjuster was sold to a mack distributor. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
What could happen
If the slack adjuster housing were to break, the wheel brake to which the slack adjuster is attached would no longer function, causing the vehicle to have reduced braking capacity and, if mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side, possibly resulting in a crash.
The fix
Bendix will notify owners of record and gunite will replace any affected slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall began on april 4, 2011. Owners may contact gunite at 1-812-962-5000 or bendix at 1-440-329-9000.
Vehicles covered
- Bendix Automatic Slack Adjuster
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11E011000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 24, 2011
- Owners notified
- Apr 4, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 64
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 15, 2010 to Jan 31, 2011
- Part
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.