BENDIX AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is recalling certain Gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured between October 15, 2010, and January 31, 2011. These units, repackaged as Bendix brand with part numbers 974294, 974296, 977142, and 977143, were sold as aftermarket equipment primarily to PACCAR Parts distributors, with one unit sold to a Mack distributor. The slack adjusters have a defect in the casting process that can result in inadequate structural integrity of the housing.
If the slack adjuster housing breaks, the wheel brake attached to it will stop functioning, reducing the vehicle's braking capacity. If the defective slack adjuster is mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side and potentially crash. Bendix will replace affected slack adjusters free of charge. Owners may contact Gunite at 1-812-962-5000 or Bendix at 1-440-329-9000. The safety recall began on April 4, 2011.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
IF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING WERE TO BREAK, THE WHEEL BRAKE TO WHICH THE SLACK ADJUSTER IS ATTACHED WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY AND, IF MOUNTED ON THE STEER AXLE, THE VEHICLE COULD PULL TO ONE SIDE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
BENDIX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND GUNITE WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GUNITE AT 1-812-962-5000 OR BENDIX AT 1-440-329-9000.
BENDIX IS RECALLING CERTAIN GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, REPACKAGED AS BENDIX BRAND, PART NUMBERS 974294, 974296, 977142, AND 977143, AND SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT TO PACCAR PARTS DISTRIBUTORS. ONE SLACK ADJUSTER WAS SOLD TO A MACK DISTRIBUTOR. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.
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