- Vehicles
- 0
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Other
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Meritor Brake Camshaft
What the defect is
This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act. However, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. Equipment description: brake camshafts in trailer axles. Certain trailer axle assemblies have been manufactured with incorrectly installed brake camshafts.
What could happen
These trailer axles will have diminished braking and parking capability since incorrectly installed brake camshafts cannot actuate the brake on the affected wheel end.
What gets fixed
MERITOR HAS OUTLINED AN INSPECTION METHOD WHEREBY THE OWNERS CAN VERIFY THAT THEIR VEHICLE AXLES HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE CORRECT CAMSHAFT.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 May 2000
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 May 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Meritor has decided to conduct a service program to notify owners of the potential brake camshaft problem. Owners can contact meritor at 1-419-674-5265 to obtain the inspection outline.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.