Ford Aeromax, Louisville. Published by Transport Canada as 2000309 on 29 December 2000. System: Brakes.
What the notice says Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of CMVSS 121 - Air Brake Systems. The air brake system was plumbed so that complete air reservoir isolation was not provided. Some vehicles were built with an air line from the system ECU Relay Valve Module tee fitting, incorrectly connected to the system supply …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2000309
- Recall date
- 29 December 2000
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Aeromax, Louisville
- Model years
- 1998
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 2,096
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of CMVSS 121 - Air Brake Systems. The air brake system was plumbed so that complete air reservoir isolation was not provided. Some vehicles were built with an air line from the system ECU Relay Valve Module tee fitting, incorrectly connected to the system supply tank, rather than the system auxiliary primary tank. A leakage or failure can cause a pressure loss in the secondary tank resulting in the draining of the primary tank also, and thus a complete loss of vehicle system air pressure, diminishing brake effectiveness, and increasing the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will inspect the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle has the incorrectly routed air line. Those with the condition will be correctly plumbed and the air brake system tested to verify proper reservoir isolation.
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 2000309.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2000301 · 29 December 2000 · Econoline · Seats And Restraints
- 2000302 · 29 December 2000 · Focus · Electrical
- 2000304 · 29 December 2000 · Windstar, Town Car, Grand Marquis · Seats And Restraints
- 2000306 · 29 December 2000 · Aerostar · Engine
- 2000307 · 29 December 2000 · F-350, F-250, F-150 · Fuel System
- 2000308 · 29 December 2000 · Explorer · Engine
- 2000310 · 29 December 2000 · Super Duty, F-750, F-650 · Steering
- 2000305 · 20 December 2000 · Focus · 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.
- 2001031 · 14 November 2000 · F-750, F-650 · Brakes
- 2000223 · 11 October 2000 · TRX400 - Fourtrax 400 · Brakes
- 2000207 · 28 September 2000 · D40lf · Brakes
- 2000208 · 28 September 2000 · Range Rover · Brakes
- 2000209 · 28 September 2000 · 5000, 3000 Series Bus, Amtran Bus · Brakes
- 2000210 · 28 September 2000 · WX, WXLL, WG · Brakes
Reading this against the source
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 311 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2000.
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