Meritor Wabco Spring Brake Control Valv, model year 9999. Filed by Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems and reported to NHTSA on 5 March 2014. 34 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems (Meritor Wabco) is recalling certain trailer spring brake control valves sold as replacement parts with dates codes ending in 0113 through 1113. The affected spring brake control valves (SBCV) have an intake/exhaust valve which may come apart and prevent the parking brake from …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14E006 cover?
- Meritor Wabco Spring Brake Control Valv.
- What is wrong with them?
- Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems (Meritor Wabco) is recalling certain trailer spring brake control valves sold as replacement parts with dates codes ending in 0113 through 1113.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the trailer parking brakes do not engage, an unattached trailer could unexpectedly roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury to those nearby.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Meritor Wabco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spring brake control valves, free of charge. The recall began in April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Meritor Wabco at 1-248-435-8001.
- 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: “If the trailer parking brakes do not engage, an unattached trailer could unexpectedly roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury to those nearby.”
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in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14E006 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems |
| System at fault | Parking Brake |
| Reported to NHTSA | 5 March 2014 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | MERITOR WABCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALV |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the trailer parking brakes do not engage, an unattached trailer could unexpectedly roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury to those nearby.
The remedy
Meritor Wabco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spring brake control valves, free of charge. The recall began in April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Meritor Wabco at 1-248-435-8001.
What it said before
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This is one of 175 notices in the record whose component field names parking brake. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14E006, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e006/
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