United States 87V005000
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
The problem
ENGINE AND BRAKE BACKUP SYSTEM HAVE COMMON ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE; ENGINE COULD DIE FROM ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN POWER FEED FROM THE ALTERNATOR.
Risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
What owners should do
SEPARATE ENGINE AND BRAKE BACK UP CIRCUITS.
Units 101072