- Vehicles
- 3,262
- Built between
- Aug 1999 – Oct 2001
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 October 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1999 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Ausco Brake ActuatorBuilt August 1999 to October 2001
What the defect is
Equipment description: trail'r brak'r electric over hydraulic brake actuator for trailers under 26,000 pounds, part nos. 78089, TB-800, TB-800-1, TB-1200, and TB-1200-1, sizes 800 PSI and 1200 PSI, shipped between august 1, 1999, and october 11, 2001. The card holding the brushes for the dc motor may absorb moisture due to humidity and warp causing the motor to fail to function.
What could happen
This condition will cause a complete loss of braking function in the trailer without warning, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash, serious injury, or death.
What gets fixed
AUSCO PRODUCTS WILL NOTIFY IS DISTRIBUTORS AND CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE TRAIL'R BRAK'R UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 25, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1999 to October 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2001
- Owners notified25 October 2001
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 18 October 2001.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ausco products at 1-800-253-2860.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AUSCO PRODUCTS, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.