1999 HEIL TRAILER Recall

Campaign:: 00V127001 on 05/04/2000
Component:: Service brakes, air:supply:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Affected:: 6
Defect:: Vehicle equipment: petroleum tanker trailers equiped with bendix air brake system air dryers. the retaining bolts for the reed covers on either end of the trailer air dryer may crack causing the bolt heads to come off.
Consequence:: The air brake system can leak air out from the air dryer causing a low air warning buzzer and eventually the trailer parking brakes coming to full apply or the trailer's parking brakes can engage without prior warning.
Correction:: Bendix is conducting the owner notification for this recall. owners are instructed to contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 to receive a replacement unit. bendix will replace the trailer air dryers without charge.
Notes:: Bendix is conducting the owner notification for this campaign. owners are instructed to contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 to receive a replacement unit.if owners do not receive a replacement unit free of charge within a reasonable time should contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-to-dot (1-888-327-4236).

1999 HEIL TRAILER TSB

Bulletin:: B-ISO-9001
Component:: 114000 electrical system:wiring
Summary:: Heil trailer: heil trailer international and truck lite have worked together to improve the standard wiring harness for the petroleum marker light. heil now receives truck lites new style front marker light wiring harness with no bare wir