Dorsey Trailers, Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Dorsey Trailers, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 15, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 979. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE AIR BRAKE HOSES FROM THE BRAKE VALVES TO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS OF THE AIR OPERATED S-CAM BRAKES CAN CAUSE THE HOSES TO CHAFE OR BE CUT ON THE TRAILER FRAME.
The risk
SERVICE BRAKE HOSE CHAFING OR CUTTING CAN CAUSE REDUCTIONOR LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER. A VEHICLE CRASHCAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTIONING SERVICE BRAKES. ALSO, IF A SPRINGBRAKE HOSE IS CUT, THE SPRING BRAKE DRAG OCCURS, WHICH REDUCES THE EFFECTIVENESSOF THE SERVICE BRAKES, AND CAUSES BRAKE COMPONENTS TO OVERHEAT TO THE POINT OFIGNITING THE UNDERCOATING AND BURNING THE TRAILER. THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE WHEELLOCKUP WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
CHAFFED BRAKE HOSES WILL BE REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE HOSE ROUTING AND BRAKE CHAMBER INSTALLATION WILL BE MODIFIED TO ELIMINATE THE BRAKE HOSE CHAFFING PROBLEM.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Dorsey Dfvpd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Dorsey Dfvpd | 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 93V151000.
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