Crane Carrier Company: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Crane Carrier Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 4, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 42. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN DRILL RIGS AND WELL SERVICE RIGS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), THE AIR BRAKE VALVING INSTALLED ON THE DRIVE AXLES OF CERTAIN TRI-DRIVE AXLE IS INADEQUATE AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE CORRECT AIR VALVE CONFIGURATION FOR THE RAPID RELEASE AND REAPPLICATION OF AIR NECESSARY FOR THE ABS TO FUNCTION.
The risk
REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO RELAY AIR VALVES SO THAT THE VALVES WILL FACILITATE THE RAPID EXHAUST OF AIR REQUIRED FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO FUNCTION OPTIMALLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 11, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CRANE CARRIER AT 918-832-7305.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Crane IR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Crane WS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Crane IR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Crane WS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Crane IR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Crane IR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 05V037000.
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