Utility recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
Utility trailer is recalling certain model year 2011 vs2ra heavy duty trucks, manufactured from december 2010 through march 2011, equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
What could happen
Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
The fix
Utility trailer will notify owners and dealers will replace the subject slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during march 2011. Owners may contact gunite at 1-800-677-3786.
Vehicles covered
- Utility Vs2Ra 2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V191000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 24, 2011
- Owners notified
- Mar 21, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 105
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Utility recall: Suspension Aug 1, 2017
- Utility recall: Service brakes, air Nov 19, 2015
- Utility / Utility Trailer recall: Parking brake Feb 4, 2015
- Utility / Utility Trailer recall: Structure Jul 30, 2014
- Utility recall: Suspension Apr 24, 2014
- Utility / Utility Trailer recall: Power train Feb 18, 2011
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.