- Vehicles
- 2,268
- Built between
- Sep 2003 – Dec 2003
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2003 and December 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Safety Check Clevis PIN P/N 80321Built September 2003 to December 2003
- Safety Check Clevis PIN P/N 80322Built September 2003 to December 2003
- Safety Check Trailer Guage KITBuilt September 2003 to December 2003
What the defect is
Standard ½" greasable clevis pins for use between the slack adjuster and the brake chamber pushrod, part nos. 80321 and 80322. These pins can also be used in certain trailer gauge kits, part nos. 16362 and 16382. This batch of clevis pins were heat treated between september 23 and december 2, 2003, to obtain a case hardness. The clevis pins can break and work its way out, making the brake inoperable.
What could happen
Loss of brakes would increase the vehicle stopping distance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
MR. SAFETY CHECK SYSTEMS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE CLEVIS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 5, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2003 to December 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 2004
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 5 February 2004.
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 safety check systems toll-free at 800-552-4696 or visit their website at www.safetychecksystems.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MR. SAFETY CHECK SYSTEMS, 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.