NHTSA Campaign 00E041001

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR

Issued by BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYS. · Reported Jul 21, 2000 · 10,822 vehicles affected

What's wrong

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: BENDIX ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SENSOR WIRES, PART NO. EC-17-1030R SOLD AS SERVICE PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED TEMPORARY ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS.

Remedy

BENDIX HAS NOTIFIED ITS DISTRIBUTORS/DEALERS AND WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT ECU ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BENDIX EC-17-1030R ECU 10,822

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00E041001 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.