NHTSA campaign 04V384000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Beall Corporation: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light

Beall Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 3, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON TWO (2) TANK TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX EC-30T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THE HIGH SIDE POWER SWITCH INSIDE THE ECU THAT CONTROLS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME THERMALLY STRESSED AND EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

The risk

IF THE POWER SWITCH SHORTS IT CAN RESULT IN AN OVER-CURRENT CONDITION IN THE ECU AND LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLE FIRE.

The remedy

BENDIX WILL REPLACE THE EC-30T ECU WITH ANOTHER UNIT. OWNER SHOULD CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 OR BEALL AT 1-503-737-2146.

1 model year covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2001 Beall Trailer0200

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V384000.

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