Etnyre recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
E.D. Etnyre & Co. (Etnyre) is recalling certain model year 2012 asphalt tanker trailers, heavy haul trailers, and live bottom trailers manufactured November 2010, through April 2011, and equipped with Gunite Automatic Slack Adjusters. Due to 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
Etnyre has notified owners and all defective slack adjusters were replaced, free of charge. The recall began in April 2011. Owners may contact Etnyre at 1-800-995-2116.
Vehicles covered
- Etnyre Asphalt Trailer 2012
- Etnyre Heavy Haul Trailer 2012
- Etnyre Live Bottom Trailer 2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V067000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- E.D. Etnyre And Co.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 20, 2014
- Owners notified
- Apr 4, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 245
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2011
- Part
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.