Service brakes, air: supply: check valve (Bendix)
Vehicle equipment recall 12E-001. NHTSA received BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC’s report on Jan 27, 2012.
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The short answer
NHTSA received BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC’s report on Jan 27, 2012. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
IF PRESSURE IS DELIVERED TO THE SERVICE BRAKE CIRCUITS, INTERMITTENT OR CONTINUED BRAKE APPLICATION MAY OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND POSSIBLY WITHOUT ILLUMINATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. EITHER CONDITION MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
BENDIX IS RECALLING CERTAIN ATR-6 TRACTION RELAY VALVES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 18, 2012.
THE VALVES WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BY VARIOUS VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS.
DUE TO A DESIGN MODIFICATION, IN EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS, INTERNAL LEAKAGE CAN POTENTIALLY DEVELOP, RESULTING IN PRESSURE BEING DELIVERED TO THE AFFECTED SERVICE BRAKE CIRCUIT.
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- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, air: supply: check valve.
What should you do?
BENDIX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WHO PURCHASED THE AFFECTED ATR-6 TRACTION RELAY VALVES AS AFTERMARKET PARTS. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNERS. BENDIX WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. A TEMPORARY FIX IS AVAILABLE WHILE THE MANUFACTURER DEVELOPS A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE PERMANENT REMEDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND PARTS WILL BEGIN TO BE AVAILABLE BY MAY 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-440-329-9000 OR THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.
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- How to reach the firm: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 130,440 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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- Bendix ATR-6 Traction Relay ValvBuilt from Dec 2, 2010 to Jan 18, 2012
Who is recalling it?
- Made by BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC.
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What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
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Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.