NHTSA Campaign 00V232010

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

Issued by MOTOR COACH IND., INC. · Reported Sep 6, 2000 · 1,849 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED 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 ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MCI 102D3 1998 1,849
MCI 102D3 1999 1,849
MCI 102D3 2000 1,849
MCI 102DL3 1998 1,849
MCI 102DL3 1999 1,849
MCI 102DL3 2000 1,849
MCI 102DLS3 1998 1,849
MCI 102DLS3 1999 1,849
MCI 102DLS3 2000 1,849

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V232010 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.