Transcraft recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
Transcraft is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 platform semi-trailers manufactured from october 15, 2010, through january 31, 2011, and 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
Transcraft will notify owners and the slack adjusters will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began on september 27, 2011. Owners may contact accuride at 1-812-962-5000 or transcraft at 1-877-489-9020.
Vehicles covered
- Transcraft Platform 2010–2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V488000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Transcraft Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 3, 2011
- Owners notified
- Sep 27, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 290
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Oct 15, 2010 to Jan 31, 2011
- 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 .
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.