Bendix E-10, Bendix E-10pr, Bendix E-10r, Bendix E-6, Bendix Plunger Kit, Bendix Treadle Assembly, model year 9999. Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc and reported to NHTSA on 11 June 2012. 1,284 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bendix commercial vehicle systems, llc (bendix) is recalling certain brake valves, treadle assemblies, and/or plunger kits sold as aftermarket replacement equipment and sold and installed as original equipment to various vehicle manufacturers. the brake valve plunger may fracture during brake application, resulting in …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12E020 cover?
- Bendix E-10, Bendix E-10Pr, Bendix E-10R, Bendix E-6, Bendix Plunger Kit, Bendix Treadle Assembly.
- What is wrong with them?
- BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC (BENDIX) IS RECALLING CERTAIN BRAKE VALVES, TREADLE ASSEMBLIES, AND/OR PLUNGER KITS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TO VARIOUS VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THIS CONDITION COULD REDUCE BRAKING ABILITY AND/OR LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BENDIX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND WILL PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. BENDIX IS WORKING WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES THAT CONTAIN THE SUBJECT BRAKE VALVES, TREADLE ASSEMBLIES, AND PLUNGER KITS, FREE OF CHARGE.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS CONDITION COULD REDUCE BRAKING ABILITY AND/OR LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12E020 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 June 2012 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BENDIX E-10, BENDIX E-10PR, BENDIX E-10R, BENDIX E-6, BENDIX PLUNGER KIT, BENDIX TREADLE ASSEMBLY |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD REDUCE BRAKING ABILITY AND/OR LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
BENDIX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND WILL PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. BENDIX IS WORKING WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES THAT CONTAIN THE SUBJECT BRAKE VALVES, TREADLE ASSEMBLIES, AND PLUNGER KITS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING JUNE 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR BENDIX AT 1-440-329-9386.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12E020, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e020/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
3b2adeae - Consequence
5082b32b - Remedy
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