North American Bus Industries: Service Brakes, Air › Supply
North American Bus Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 29, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 196. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM RESPONSE TIME FOR APPLY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT WHEN THE CONTROL LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE REAR RELAY VALVE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEM."
The risk
INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A DOUBLE CHECK VALVE AT THE CONTROL PORT OF THE SERVICE RELAY VALVE AND REPLACE A 5/8" LINE WITH A 3/4" LINE FROM THE FRONT SERVICE RESERVOIR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nabi LFW | 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 98V274000.
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