NHTSA Campaign 00V232201

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

Issued by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE · Reported Aug 21, 2000 · 17,231 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES 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
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 3000 1998 17,231
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 3000 1999 17,231
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 3000 2000 17,231

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V232201 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.