Bendix Air Disc Brake Actuator, Bendix Air Disc Brake Actuator 2, model year 9999. Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 August 2025. 5,668 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC (Bendix) is recalling certain Knorr-Bresme 22/24-57 brake chambers, with part number K068622 and K038830N00, sold as replacement parts for certain buses. The brake chamber may have been improperly manufactured, which can result in an air leak.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 25E048 cover?
- Bendix Air Disc Brake Actuator, Bendix Air Disc Brake Actuator 2.
- What is wrong with them?
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC (Bendix) is recalling certain Knorr-Bresme 22/24-57 brake chambers, with part number K068622 and K038830N00, sold as replacement parts for certain buses. The brake chamber may have been improperly manufactured, which can result in an air leak.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A brake chamber air leak may cause the parking brake to partially apply or slow to release, which can overheat the brakes and increase the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Bendix will replace the brake chambers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2025. Owners may contact Bendix customer service at 1-800-247-2725.
- 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: “A brake chamber air leak may cause the parking brake to partially apply or slow to release, which can overheat the brakes and increase the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 25E048 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC |
| System at fault | Parking Brake |
| Reported to NHTSA | 1 August 2025 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BENDIX AIR DISC BRAKE ACTUATOR, BENDIX AIR DISC BRAKE ACTUATOR 2 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A brake chamber air leak may cause the parking brake to partially apply or slow to release, which can overheat the brakes and increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Bendix will replace the brake chambers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2025. Owners may contact Bendix customer service at 1-800-247-2725.
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 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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 25E048, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25e048/
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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Other Bendix notices we hold
- 24E034: Intellipark Park Valve Modules (PVM) with part numbers, K266604R000, K189349, K273523R000 and, K273520R000
- 23E015: Intellipark Towing Park Brake Modules (PVM) with part number, K206667R000
- 23E011: Foot Brake Valve Assemblies, model Medium-Duty Vehicle Pedal A, with part number G901288
- 22E033: Brake Lights, Model DCM-BB and part number 10049991
- 21E070: Intellipark Dash Electronic Control Units (DECU) with part number K183042R000
- 21E015: SC-3 Single Check Valves, part number K094964
- 20E092: SL-4 Brake Light Pressure switches with part numbers K101993, K101996, K108141, and K108142 manufactured between December 1, 2019 and January 31, 2020
- 19E030: ADB22X Air Disc Brake Calipers sold for use on school buses
All 12 Bendix campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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