What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1994087
- Recall date
- 6 May 1994
- Make
- Western Star
- Models
- Conventional
- Model years
- 1992 to 1994
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 11
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain trucks, the air dryer relief valve may be susceptible to freezing. Freeze-up of the relief valve in conjunction with a blockage in the air line between the air dryer and the wet tank may cause an overpressure condition which may cause the desiccant cartridge to separate from the dryer housing or cause breakage of the dryer housing. Either of these conditions may result in injury to persons standing near the dryer at the time of failure. Correction: Vehicles will be equipped with a redesigned relief valve and desiccant cartridge.
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 1994087.