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Commercial Vehicles · Defective Equipment
Below are pictures of real equipment found defective during an inspection by the Commercial Vehicle Division. Click on a picture to view a larger version.
Broken Spring found on a
Hazardous Materials Hauler.
A spring brake chamber that had
broken loose from its attachment
point and the driver knew about it,
so he bungee corded it to the axle.
Brake lining pad separated
from the metal brake shoe.
What can happen when you do
not secure your load properly.
Broken U-bolt that attaches the springs/suspension to differential
on the drive axle of a truck/track.
A drive axle with blown oil seal.
The driver disconnected the
push-
rod from the slack adjuster so brake would not operate or catch on fire.
A push-rod that has broken in
half and is not connected =
inoperative brake.
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Broken Spring found on a
Hazardous Materials Hauler.
Rusted through spring brake
chamber, where the internal
spring and push-rod had
come
out of the brake chamber.
A front steer axle tire with
the metal cord exposed/cut.
What can happen when you do
not secure your load properly.
Push-rod separated/broken
loose from slack adjuster on a
brake air chamber (inoperative).
A brake lining pad that has split
and separated length wise from
the metal shoe.
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