1978 WHITE TRUCK RB2S SERIES Recall

Campaign:

80V115000 on 10/15/1980

Component:

Service brakes, air:supply:reservoir

Manufactured:

06/30/1978 - 09/30/1979

Affected:

100

Defect:

Certain vehicles may not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 12i, "air brake systems". this requires the air tank capacity to be at least twelve times as large as the brake chamber volume, to provide adequate reserves for situations which may require repeated brake applications.

Correction:

Dealer will add an air tank to the involved vehicles at no charge to owner.

Notes:

Vehicle description: trucks.system: service brakes; air supply reservoir.consequences of defect: insufficient air capacity could result in air pressurereserves being depleted. this would cause the spring brakes to lock, and couldresult in loss of vehicle control and an accident.

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