What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998005
- Recall date
- 20 January 1998
- Make
- Alloy
- Models
- Trailer
- Model years
- 1995 to 1996
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 133
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ROCKWELL WABCO TRAILER EASY STOP ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU). AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ECU MODULE HOUSING COVER SEAL CAN PERMIT WATER TO ENTER THE ECU. THIS COULD RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND DIMINISHED TRAILER BRAKE PERFORMANCE. CORRECTION: ECU WILL BE REPLACED.
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 1998005.