9999 BENDIX TRAILER SPRING BRAKE Recall

Campaign:
02E022000 on 04/17/2002
Component:
Service brakes, air:supply:check valve
Manufactured:
02/29/2000 - 04/29/2001
Affected:
60,875
Defect:
Bendix brand name trailer spring brake control valve assembly known as sr-2, sr-4, and sr-5 trailer spring brake (sr-2/4/50 valve assemblies manufactured from march 1, 2000, through april 30, 2001. the molded rubber face of the inlet/exhaust valve (i/e valve) component of the affected sr02/4/5/ can separate from the valve's metal insert. air can be trapped by a separated i/e valve causing it to balloon and block the exhaust passage of the trailer spring brake circuit.
Consequence:
This condition can result in the affected vehicles being unable to apply the trailer parking/emergency spring brakes during parking in the event of a trailer supply line failure. unintended rollaway could occur, possibly resulting in personal injury or death to the vehicle occupant or any bystanders.
Correction:
Bendix will notify its customers and provide a repair kit and installation instructions free of charge. owner notification is expected to begin during april 2002. 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 bendix at 440-329-9000.
Notes:
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

9999 BENDIX TRAILER SPRING BRAKE TSBs (6)

Bulletin:
SC-336
Component:
042300 service brakes, air:supply:check valve
Summary:
Mack truck: spring brake modulating relay (bendix sr-7) valve. a manufacturing defect exists in the cast metal body of certain spring brake modulating relay (bendix sr-7) valves. suspect valves were manufactured by bendix commercial vehi
Bulletin:
TCH-013-015
Component:
040000 service brakes, air
Summary:
Bendix: bendix tabs 6 trailer abs premium (p/n 5014016) re-configuration. the purpose is to alert technicians investigating an illuminated abs lamp on trailers configured as 42/2m-side abs, and equipped with tabs 6 trailer abs premium mod
Bulletin:
TCH-002-006
Component:
034500 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc
Summary:
Bendix brakes: air disc brake spring brake actuator caging procedure. manually caging and/or un-caging (releasing) air disc brake spring brake actuator. no model or model years listed. *pe
Bulletin:
TB-020-019
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Bendix: the new brake hardware packages have a spring that is slightly different but has the same function. *rm
Bulletin:
TB-001-062
Component:
042100 service brakes, air:supply:compressor
Summary:
Bendix: information regarding the governor operating pressures for bendix model d-2 and d-2a as replacement parts. *pe
Bulletin:
SD-03-4516_US_00
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Update to the bendix sr-5 service data sheet covering the operation, installation, maintenance, and testing of this brake system component.

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