- Vehicles
- 768
- Built between
- Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 February 2016
- Repaired
- 0%
- Unrepaired
- 768
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2012 and January 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Vanguard Oexspec SAF-Holland Tapered AxleBuilt January 2012 to January 2013
Repair progress
768 of 768 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.
0% repaired — 0 of 768 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Vanguard National Parts OEX (Vanguard) is recalling certain SAF-Holland tapered axles, part numbers 24790745090, 24790175090, and 24790165090, manufactured January 17, 2012, to January 10, 2013. In the affected axles, the wheel end may separate from the axle due to an out of specification material thickness on the spindle.
What could happen
A wheel end that separates from the trailer axle increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Vanguard will notify owners, and the affected axles will be inspected and replaced as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2012 to January 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 December 2015
- Owners notified9 February 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 0% repaired
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 December 2015.
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 Vanguard customer service at 1-219-253-2000, or SAF-Holland customer service at 1-888-396-6501. Vanguard's number for this recall is 15E-080.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15E-080
- Recalling manufacturer
- Vanguard National Parts OEX
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.