What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979028
- Recall date
- 5 February 1979
- Make
- Trailmobile
- Models
- DA7
- Model years
- 1978 to 1979
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- Vehicles affected
- 90
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
30 AND 32 FOTT ALUMINUM SEMI DUMP TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 55 INCH SPREAD CHALMERS SUSPENSIONS. THE REAR AXLE SUSPENSION TOWER MAY, AT ITS UPPER LIMITING STOP, CONTACT AND DAMAGE THE DRAIN COCK OF THE REAR AXLE BRAKE AIR RESERVOIR. AN AIR LEAK FROM THE DRAIN COCK WOULD LOWER AIR RESERVOIR AIR PRESSURE POSSIBLY CAUSING A SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1979028.