What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989060
- Recall date
- 25 April 1989
- Make
- Trailerent
- Models
- Van Trailer
- Model years
- 1988 to 1989
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 341
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE MIDLAND BRAKE VALVES INSTALLED ON THESE UNITS MAY EXPERIENCE HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF THE SCREWS HOLDING THE VALVE SECTIONS TOGETHER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE COULD CAUSE FULL OR PARTIAL LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND POSSIBLE APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER SPRING BRAKES. APPLICATION OF THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. NOTE: TRAILERS LOCATED IN ONTARIO AND USED EXCLUSIVELY BY CARAVAN TRAILER RENTAL CO.
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 1989060.