- Vehicles
- 254
- Built between
- Jan 2014 – Jul 2016
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 October 2016
- Repaired
- 87%
- Unrepaired
- 31
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2014 and July 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2016 Vermeer DT6Built March 2014 to April 2016
- 2014-2016 Vermeer HG4000Built January 2014 to July 2016
- 2014-2016 Vermeer HG6000Built February 2014 to July 2016
- 2014-2016 Vermeer HG8000Built May 2014 to March 2016
- 2014-2016 Vermeer TG5000Built January 2014 to July 2016
- 2014-2016 Vermeer TG7000Built February 2014 to July 2016
- 2014-2015 Vermeer TG9000Built January 2014 to May 2015
- 2014-2016 Vermeer WC2300XLBuilt January 2014 to November 2015
- 2015-2016 Vermeer WC2500XLBuilt April 2015 to April 2016
Repair progress
31 of 254 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
87% repaired — 222 of 254 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1
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
Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 DT6, HG4000, HC6000, HG8000, TG5000, TG7000 and WC2300XL, 2014-2015 TG9000 and 2015-2016 WC2500XL trailers, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
What could happen
If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
What gets fixed
Vermeer will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. Vermeer issued an interim notification to owners on August 19, 2016. The recall began on October 14, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2014 to July 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2016
- Owners notified14 October 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 87% 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 27 June 2016.
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 Vermeer Customer Service Department at 1-641-628-3141. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK3350.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- IK3350
- Recalling manufacturer
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- 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.