Dorsey Van Trailer. Published by Transport Canada as 1995206 on 17 November 1995. System: Brakes.
What the notice says The defect exists in the service and emergency gladhands located on the front wall of the trailer. the bolts used to attach the gladhand lock plate to the gladhand are defective due to hydrogen embrittlement. this condition could cause the bolts to fail prematurely. if the bolts fail, then the gladhand lock plate can …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1995206
- Recall date
- 17 November 1995
- Make
- Dorsey
- Models
- Van Trailer
- Model years
- 1996
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 22
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE DEFECT EXISTS IN THE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY GLADHANDS LOCATED ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE TRAILER. THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE GLADHAND LOCK PLATE TO THE GLADHAND ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE BOLTS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. IF THE BOLTS FAIL, THEN THE GLADHAND LOCK PLATE CAN COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE SEAL TO BE BROKEN IN THE AIR LINE BETWEEN THE TOWING VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. IF THE SUPPLY LINE SEAL IS BROKEN, THEN THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WILL APPLY AND THE TRAILER CAN EXPERIENCE A PANIC STOP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER. IF THE CONTROL LINE SEAL IS BROKEN, THEN THE TRAILER CAN BE OPERATING WITHOUT SERVICE BRAKES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER. EITHER CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
CORRECTION: GLADHANDS WILL BE INSPECTED AND DEFECTIVE BOLTS REPLACED. BOTH GLADHANDS AND BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED IF THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS BREAK DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS.
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Dorsey elsewhere in this register
Dorsey is named on 4 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1998115 · 4 June 1998 · Trailer · Brakes
- 2000138 · 20 June 2000 · Van Trailer · Structure
- 1983066 · 29 July 1983 · Golden Dry Freight Semi-Trailer, Reefer Semi-Trailer · Brakes
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.
- 1995225 · 13 December 1995 · Ne, Wah, Acl · Brakes
- 1995226 · 14 December 1995 · Trucks · Brakes
- 1995131 · 14 July 1995 · Range Rover Se · Brakes
- 1995126 · 6 July 1995 · CL, Mr, Rd · Brakes
- 1995117 · 26 June 1995 · 916 · Brakes
- 1995114 · 22 June 1995 · 9000 · Brakes
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