Of the 894 commercial vehicles inspected on April 19, Brake Safety Day, in Canada Alliance for Commercial Vehicle Safety (CVSA) 88 vehicles, 10% of them, were disabled for braking violations.

According to a CVSA press release, the agency’s inspectors inspected 6,829 commercial vehicles in Canada, Mexico and the United States. They identified critical braking components in 11.3% of them, indicating that these vehicles were unroadworthy and safe. Traffic officials have banned the operation of these 773 commercial vehicles until the violations are rectified.

During this surprise check, the traffic controllers carried out the usual checks on vehicles and drivers. They provided braking data to the CVSA to gain insight into the condition of the braking systems of the commercial vehicles that travel our roads every day.

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The three main failure conditions related to brakes were:

20% Brake Infringements – 479 A vehicle or vehicle combination is declared inoperative when 20% or more of its service brakes have an inoperative condition resulting in a brake failure, such as: B. an improperly adjusted brake, a brake leak, etc. Audible air at the receiver, faulty pads/pads, missing brake where brakes are needed, etc.

Other Brake Violations – 368 Examples of other inoperative brake violations: Worn brake lines, broken brake drums, inoperative tractor protection system, inoperative low air pressure warning device, air leaks, hydraulic fluid leaks, etc.

Steering Brake Violations – 81 Examples of standalone automatic inoperative steer axle brake violations: inoperative brakes, incompatible brake chambers, incompatible slack adjuster length, faulty pads, etc.

6,829 vehicles checked

Of the 6,829 vehicles inspected, there were 108 motorized unit upholstery and airbag violations and 87 towed unit upholstery and airbag violations, for a total of 195 combined vehicle upholstery and airbag violations.

CVSA’s Operation Airbrake program includes two brake safety campaigns each year: this unannounced Brake Safety Review and Inspection Day, and Brake Safety Week, which runs August 20-26.