What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1984030
- Recall date
- 7 March 1984
- Make
- Trailmobile
- Models
- Semi-Trailer
- Model years
- 1977 to 1981
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- Vehicles affected
- 8,389
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE ALUMINUM END-CAP OF THE SPRING BRAKE, CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN FRACTURE OF THE END-CAP WHICH NORMALLY RETAINS THE PARKING/EMERGENCY SPRING. THIS FRACTURE IN TURN WOULD CAUSE A VIOLENT EJECTION OF PARTS OF THE END-CAP AND THE SPRINT ITSELF. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES TO PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE BRAKE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. ONE SPRING BRAKE FAILURE WOULD PROBABLY CAUSE AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF THE REMAINING SPRING BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
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 1984030.