| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V171000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
EMERGENCY ONE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
AMBULANCE |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
EMERGENCY ONE, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19770101 - 19880101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
71 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19881207 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19881207 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
E-ONE, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19881101 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19881118 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
USE OF THE AIR HORN CAN CAUSE THE AIR PRESSURE TO DROP BELOW 85 PSI. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF AIR PRESSURE DROPS BELOW 85 PSI WHILE THE VEHICLE ISBEING DRIVEN THE REAR BRAKE SPRING CHAMBERS WILL START TO APPLY CAUSING THEREAR BRAKE DRUMS TO OVERHEAT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL PRESSURE PROTECTION VALVES IN ALL AIR HORN CIRCUITS. |