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Western Star - Daimler truck north america

Official notice

1 Aug 2017

Last checked

1 Aug 2017

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Western Star - Daimler truck north america. On certain vehicles outfitted with triple compartment aluminium air tanks, the end caps of the tanks may have received incomplete welds during manufacturing. If a weld were to separate on the tanks, it would result in a rapid loss of air pressure, which could cause reduced brake performance, or unexpected application of the parking brakes, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the affected tanks with triple compartment steel air tanks. Published 2017-08-01.

What to do now

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Recall number

68330

Official notice

2017-08-01

The hazard

On certain vehicles outfitted with triple compartment aluminium air tanks, the end caps of the tanks may have received incomplete welds during manufacturing. If a weld were to separate on the tanks, it would result in a rapid loss of air pressure, which could cause reduced brake performance, or unexpected application of the parking brakes, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the affected tanks with triple compartment steel air tanks.

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Recall Numbers

68330

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 2

Year: 2016, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 3

Year: 2017, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 4

Year: 2018, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles outfitted with triple compartment aluminium air tanks, the end caps of the tanks may have received incomplete welds during manufacturing. If a weld were to separate on the tanks, it would result in a rapid loss of air pressure, which could cause reduced brake performance, or unexpected application of the parking brakes, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the affected tanks with triple compartment steel air tanks.

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: Western Star, Daimler Truck North.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

68330

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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