- Vehicles
- 3,645
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 March 2009
- 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.
- Arvinmeritor Trailer Axle
What the defect is
Arvinmeritor is recalling 3,645 remanufactured trailer axles shipped for aftermarket use between july 9, 2007 and august 20, 2008. These axles were originally manufactured using a process known as 'grotnes' which results in the spindle being more susceptible to develop cracks on the internal surface of the spindle during subsequent lifetimes. In addition, some of the suspect axles may have insufficient or contaminated grease.
What could happen
Should spindle cracks develop and propagate to the exterior surface, there is a risk that the spindle and the attached components could separate from the axle. Also, the condition of insufficient or contaminated grease may potentially result in the wheel-end bearings to cease functioning as a rolling element, and thereby potentially result in a wheel-end separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
ARVINMERITOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED AXLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2009.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 October 2008
- Owners notified3 March 2009
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 24 October 2008.
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
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C8AG
- Recalling manufacturer
- ARVINMERITOR, 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
Arvinmeritor's recall no. C8AG.CUSTOMERS may 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.
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.