NHTSA Recall 90V079000
Filed by MARMON MOTOR COMPANY. Component: Service Brakes, Air. Reported 1990-04-24. An estimated 315 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
LOW AIR WARNING PRESSURE SWITCH MAY NOT ACTIVATE THE WARNING SIGNAL UNTIL PRESSURE HAS DROPPED TO 55 PSI, RATHER THAN AT THE REQUIRED 60 PSI.
Risk
DRIVER WOULD NOT RECEIVE PROPER WARNING OF LOW AIR PRESSURE IN AIR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH; ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 121.
What the manufacturer will do
REPLACE INAPPROPRIATE AIR WARNING PRESSURE SWITCHES.
Notes
SYSTEM: AIR BRAKES; LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH - FMVSS 121.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 TRUCKS AND TRUCK TRACTORS.
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