Crane Carrier Company: Service Brakes, Air
Crane Carrier Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 1, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 672. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CRANE CARRIER IS RECALLING 672 MY 1999-2001 COE,MY 1999-2002 LDT, MY 2001-2007 LDT2, MY 1998-2003 LET, AND MY 2001-2007 LET2 REFUSE CAB AND CHASSIS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING WAS SLOWER THAN REQUIRED.
The risk
THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIR-OVER-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS, TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.
The remedy
CRANE WILL REPLACE SEVERAL FITTINGS AND HOSES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE AIR FLOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPROVE THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 14, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CRANE CARRIER AT 918-832-7305.
27 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Crane LET2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Crane LET2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Crane LET2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Crane LET2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Crane Let | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Crane LET2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Crane LDT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Crane Let | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Crane LET2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Crane Coe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Crane LDT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Crane LDT2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Crane Let | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Crane LET2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Crane Coe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Crane LDT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Crane Let | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Crane Coe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Crane LDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Crane Let | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Crane Let | 0 | 2 | 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 08V049000.
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