On certain class 8 chassis built with hendrickson lift axles which contained webb brake drums, the brake drums could experience premature crack of the braking surface resulting in reduction or complete loss of braking on that wheel end or loss of brake drum...
Brakes
Mack RD Brake problems by year
1 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Mack RD's brakes. Spongy or hard pedal, ABS faults, brake failure, noises, parking brake and brake fluid leaks.
Brake complaints by model year
Brake recalls
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with certain meritor-wabco brake system two and four port relay valves. The valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released.
Air system blockage in the air dryer occurs degrading the moisture removing capabilities of the dryer when the vehicle is operated in a cold environment and moisture accumulates and freezes in the air dryer or in the line between the dryer and the air system...
Delays of up to about 2 seconds may exist in the brake application times to the brakes on the bogie axles in the presence of certain types of wheel speed sensor signal discontinuities or distortions that may occur as a result of sensor wire failure. This...
An axle "no brake" condition could result from an eaton controller internal electrical malfunction. This condition may cause the anti-wheel lock valve solenoid to be continuously energized and prevent the brakes from being applied on one of the axles. As a...
Latest RD brake complaints
A report, "problems involving kentucky coal trucks" was submitted as a petition to the u. S. Department of transportation to the attention of the secretary mary e. Peters. This petition described fatal accident occurrences in kentucky during the time period 2001 through 2005 involving dump trucks, illegally licensed, that were overwidth and did not comply with federal motor carrier safety regulations. As of this date, august 4, 2008, no response has been received from the usdot. The accidents occurred...
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because of insufficient brake capacity on mack rd888sx dump trucks. Tests performed on a new mack rd888sx vehicle loaded to legal kentucky weight limits established it was not possible to stop that truck within federal motor carrier safety requirements. At least 65 deaths occurred during the past five years were estimated to have occurred because of excessively loaded coal dump trucks. The incident data below dated march 7, 2005, relates to one incident in which a minister was killed. Civil action against the coal truck driver and the coal company resulted in a judgment against the defendants. No remedial action has yet been taken by agencies within the department of transportation nor has anyone from the dot responded to my march 7, 2008, letter and dated report of march 3, 2008. *Tr
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