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.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems – BENDIXUNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION
| Report Received Date | 07/21/2000 |
| NHTSA ID | 00E041001 |
| Consequence Summary | THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. |
| Corrective Action | BENDIX HAS NOTIFIED ITS DISTRIBUTORS/DEALERS AND WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT ECU ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. |
| Recall Code | NR (Not Reported) |
| Potentially Affected | 10822 |
| Fire Risk When Parked | No |
| Do Not Drive | No |
| Recall Link | Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=00E041001) |
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