NHTSA Campaign Id 03V376000; Date: Oct. 8, 2003
If the power switch shorts, it can result in an over-current condition in the ecu and lead to excessive heat, smoke, and possible fire.
2000 Stoughton Trailer; 2001 Stoughton Trailer; 2002 Stoughton Trailer; 2003 Stoughton Trailer
Component: Service Brakes, Air:antilock:abs Warning Light
Manufactured by: Stoughton Trailers, Llc
Affected Units:: 4,636
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu). If the trailer-mounted abs warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ecu that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted abs warning lamp may eventually become thermally stressed and experience an electrical short.
Bendix will provide a remedy kit and detailed instructions and also provide a labor allowance for the repair. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 or stoughton at 1-608-873-2500.
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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