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2. Vehicle recovery - Wikipedia

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   Vehicle recovery is the recovery of any vehicle to another place, generally speaking with a commercial vehicle known as a recovery vehicle, tow truck or spectacle lift. Recovery can take the form of general recovery, normally of broken down vehicles, or a statutory recovery at the request of the police using police powers, conferred in the ...

3. Trailer connectors in North America - Wikipedia

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   It is less common on the U.S.-built vehicles, than 4-pin flat connector, but is still used in the older truck and SUV setups. A distinctive feature of the trailers that require this type of connector is the fact that they do not have their own braking system and stop along with the towing vehicle. [11] #

4. Ford TowCommand - Wikipedia

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   Before ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) came to trucks in the 1980s, most TBCs were activated by the trucks' brake hydraulic action. In an emergency situation with the trucks ABS activated, Ford's TowCommand can automatically reduce the trailer brake pressure (gain) as it communicates with the truck's computer for faster reaction time with ...

5. Trailer brake controller - Wikipedia

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   A brake controller is usually an original equipment manufacturer or aftermarket-installed device or module. It is mounted to the tow vehicle's driver's-side dashboard area, and engages a trailer's electrical braking system either time delayed, or in proportion to the tow vehicle's brake engagement when slowing down or coming to a halt.

6. Towing - Wikipedia

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   Braked towing capacity is the towing capacity of a vehicle if the trailer being towed has its own braking system, typically connected to the vehicle's braking system via the trailer cable. [3] Braked towing capacity is typically significantly greater than unbraked towing capacity. [3]

7. Flatbed truck - Wikipedia

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   Ford F-650 flatbed tow truck. Some vehicle recovery tow trucks have flat beds and are able to winch a recovered vehicle entirely on board. [5] They can then drive the vehicle away for repair without needing to tow it. [5] This allows a faster journey, does not require a driver in the vehicle being towed, and allows a damaged vehicle to be ...

8. Stellantis recalls more than 200,000 vehicles over stability ...

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   Car manufacturer Stellantis is recalling 211,581 SUVs and pickup trucks over a software malfunction that could cause their electronic stability control systems to fail. ... anti-lock braking ...

9. Overrun brake - Wikipedia

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   The problem can be eliminated by minimising slack spring travel, and by reducing the amount of trailer braking force applied for a given drawbar force. However this results in the towing vehicle bearing some of the trailer braking load, something the towing vehicle is often not designed to do. The result is compromised braking. Because of its ...