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Frontline communications

Official notice

15 Dec 2011

Last checked

15 Dec 2011

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Frontline communications. On certain Electronic News Gathering (ENG) vehicles built on a Ford E-series chassis, the rear brake lines may contact the rear sway bar mounting bolts, causing abrasion damage which could result in a brake fluid leak. This could increase stopping distances, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace or reposition the rear brake lines. Published 2011-12-15.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71237

Official notice

2011-12-15

The hazard

On certain Electronic News Gathering (ENG) vehicles built on a Ford E-series chassis, the rear brake lines may contact the rear sway bar mounting bolts, causing abrasion damage which could result in a brake fluid leak. This could increase stopping distances, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace or reposition the rear brake lines.

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Recall Numbers

71237

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2006, Make: FRONTLINE, Model: ENG HT

Product 2

Year: 2007, Make: FRONTLINE, Model: ENG HT

Product 3

Year: 2008, Make: FRONTLINE, Model: ENG HT

Product 4

Year: 2009, Make: FRONTLINE, Model: ENG HT

Product 5

Year: 2010, Make: FRONTLINE, Model: ENG HT

Product 6

Year: 2011, Make: FRONTLINE, Model: ENG HT

Risk / hazard

On certain Electronic News Gathering (ENG) vehicles built on a Ford E-series chassis, the rear brake lines may contact the rear sway bar mounting bolts, causing abrasion damage which could result in a brake fluid leak. This could increase stopping distances, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace or reposition the rear brake lines.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Frontline, Frontline Communications.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

71237

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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