Labrie Trailer. Published by Transport Canada as 1991011 on 11 January 1991. System: Brakes.
What the notice says The midland air brake system valves on this vehicle may experience failure as a result of hydrogen embrittlement of the valve fasteners. valve failure would result in loss of air pressure to the extent that the emergency spring brakes would apply and/or loss of service brake capability would occur on one or …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1991011
- Recall date
- 11 January 1991
- Make
- Labrie
- Models
- Trailer
- Model years
- 1989
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 1
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE MIDLAND AIR BRAKE SYSTEM VALVES ON THIS VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT OF THE VALVE FASTENERS. VALVE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES WOULD APPLY AND/OR LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKE CAPABILITY WOULD OCCUR ON ONE OR MORE AXLES SERVICED BY THE DEFECTIVE VALVE. FAILURE MODE IS DEPENDENT ON THE TYPE OF VALVE WHICH FAILS (TRAILER RELAY EMERGENCY VALVE, SERVICE EMERGENCY RELAY VALVE, TRAILER SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE). CORRECTION: VALVES WILL BE INSPECTED AND SUSPECT VALVES WILL BE REPLACED.
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Labrie elsewhere in this register
Labrie is named on 7 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1991122 · 4 September 1991 · Truck · Brakes
- 1983090 · 1 January 1983 · Trailer · Not Entered
- 2001240 · 10 December 2001 · Top Select, Expert 2000 · Steering
- 2006198 · 11 August 2006 · Chassis Only, Minimax, Expert T · Steering
- 2009245 · 18 August 2009 · Expert T, Top Select · Brakes
- 2010161 · 27 May 2010 · Expert T, Automizer · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1991007 · 9 January 1991 · Cherokee, Wagoneer · Brakes
- 1991004 · 4 January 1991 · Cherokee · Brakes
- 1991002 · 3 January 1991 · Premier · Brakes
- 1991017 · 24 January 1991 · MPV · Brakes
- 1991024 · 19 February 1991 · Cherokee · Brakes
- 1991025 · 19 February 1991 · School Bus · Brakes
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