Oshkosh Recall 09V152000: Service Brakes, Air, Supply, Check Valve

NHTSA recall 09V152000 · announced May 5, 2009 · filed by Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 302 units affected

The problem

OSHKOSH IS RECALLING 302 MY 2008 T-SERIES, TX, STA, H, P, S AND H-TRACTOR, AIRPORT RESCUE, FIREFIGHTING, COMMERCIAL, CONCRETE MIXER AND MILITARY TRUCKS AND HIGHWAY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALDEX AIR BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL VALVE. THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM USED INSIDE THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE (QRV) MAY DELAMINATE AND MAY CAUSE LEAKAGE LEVELS PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM IN EXCESS OF PERMISSIBLE SPECIFICATIONS, OR COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION IN THE AIR FLOW, THEREBY EFFECTING PRESSURE DELIVERY TO THE SERVICE BRAKES AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.

The risk

MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

What to do

OSHKOSH IS WORKING WITH HALDEX AND WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ALL EFFECTED QRVS FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE 09E-004. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HALDEX AT 1-620-365-6911 OR OSHKOSH AT 1-920-235-9151.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2008 Oshkosh H-series
• 2008 Oshkosh H-tractor
• 2008 Oshkosh P-series
• 2008 Oshkosh S-series
• 2008 Oshkosh Sta-series
• 2008 Oshkosh T-series
• 2008 Oshkosh Tx-series

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.