- Vehicles
- 800
- Built between
- Feb 2011 – Jun 2011
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 July 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2011 and June 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011 Big Tex 10LPBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 10LXBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 12LPBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 12LXBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 14GXBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 14LXBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 14ODBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 50DSBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Big Tex 70LPBuilt February 2011 to June 2011
What the defect is
Big tex is recalling certain model year 2011 10LP, 10LX, 12LP, 12LX, 14GX, 14LX, 14OD, 50DS and 70LP dump trailers manufactured from february 24, 2011, through june 6, 2011, and equipped with brennan hydraulic hose adapter fittings. The adapter fittings have been identified as being defective in that they may cause a piece of the fitting to shear off or may result in a hydraulic leak. If the adapter fitting fails, it could cause the dump bed to free fall from a raised position.
What could happen
A falling dump bed could result in personal injury, death, and/or property damage.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ADAPTER FITTINGS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JULY 31, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2011 to June 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 June 2011
- Owners notified5 July 2011
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 15 June 2011.
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 may contact big tex trailer toll free at 1-800-594-5637 ext. 2121 or the regular phone number at (903) 575-0300 ext. 2121.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, 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
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.