Western Star Conventional (1996): Service brakes, air
Recall 96V053000 · Mar 27, 1996 · Western Star Trucks, Inc.
12
vehicles affected
12
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 96V053000
- Date
- Mar 27, 1996
- Maker
- Western Star Trucks, Inc.
- Units affected
- 12
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, air
- Model years
- 1996
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THESE TRUCKS WERE NOT BUILT WITH INVERSION VALVES DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR. THE INVERSION VALVE PROVIDES MODULATED SPRING BRAKE APPLICATION DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING WHEN THE "A" PORTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED.
What can happen
IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN INVERSION VALVE IN THESE VEHICLES.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Western Star | Conventional | 1996 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 96V053000?
1 model: Western Star Conventional (1996), about 12 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 96V053000?
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN INVERSION VALVE IN THESE VEHICLES.
What can happen?
IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.