FORD LT9000 1975: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 75V216000

Make Model Year
FORD LT9000 1975
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1975-12-23 1975-12-29 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: Ford Motor Company

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 8000

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 121

Notes

FORD TRUCK CAMPAIGN NO 180.TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH EATON ANTI-LOCK BRAKECONTROLLERS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIR BRAKES SYSTEM WHICH INCORPORATES ANEATON ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER MAY ABSORB RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY RADIATEDFROM AN IN-CAB RADIO TRANSMITTER.SHOULD THIS OCCUR, IT COULD INTERFERE WITHTHE CONTROLLER LOGIC CIRCUITRY.FRONT AXLE AIR PRESSURE WOULD BE RELEASED FORTHE PERIOD THAT THE IN-CAB TRANSMITTER IS ACTIVATED.OPERATION OF THE REARBRAKES, HOWEVER, WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.'CORRECTION TO THE ANTI-LOCKCONTROLLER IS BEING DEVELOPED.IN THE MEAN-TIME OWNER OF AFFECTED VEHICLESWILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE INTERFERENCE CONDITION.'