Allen estimated that industry-wide spray pump
more than 100,000 vehicles could be affected. He said Bendix has indicated it will begin shipping replacement valves later this month. In most cases, trucks can have the valve replaced during their next scheduled servicing spray pump Affected trucks operating in cold weather, however, spray pump should be serviced immediately, Bendix warns. A temporary remedy kit is immediately available, however it will prevent Bendix ESP and Bendix Wingman ACB safety systems from functioning until the permanent solution is applied. In addition to Navistar, Volvo and Paccar trucks also aerosol valve received the affected part. In some cases, Canadian fleets have had to put newly purchased trucks out of service until the valve can be replaced. The faulty component was installed in trucks equipped with traction control or stability control systems. Bendix says the issue was spray valve discovered during investigation of reports of intermittent brake applications sprayer occurring in mid-December. The company conducted an investigation and confirmed the defect. There have been no known injuries related to the defect. Bendix advises customers to inspect their vehicles to determine whether an ATR-6 valve was mist pump installed and then to check the date code stamped into the valve to determine if it was part of the impacted population. Affected ATR-6 valves manufactured between Dec. 2, 2010 and Jan. 18, 2012 will display a code with: the first letter of ‘M’ and the last two numerical digits of ’10′; the last two numerical digits of ’11′; or the first letter of ‘A’ with the last two numerical digits of ’12.’