- Vehicles
- 45
- Built between
- Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 December 2016
- Repaired
- 84%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2014 and October 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2016 Stratos DMD-1000Built October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos DMD-400Built October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos DMD-600Built October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos DMT-1000Built October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos DMT-400Built October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos DMT-600Built October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos SG-1000IBuilt October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos SG-400IBuilt October 2014 to October 2016
- 2014-2016 Stratos SG-600IBuilt October 2014 to October 2016
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2019.
84% repaired — 38 of 45 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 7
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
Pavement Technologies Int'l. Corp. (PTIC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Stratos DMT-400, DTM-600, DMT-1000, DMD-400, DMD-600, DMD-1000, SG-400I, SG-600I, and SG-1000I Asphalt Distributor trailers manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 20, 2016. The weight of the affected trailers, when the tank is fully loaded, may exceed the axle manufacturer's maximum load bearing capacity.
What could happen
If the axles are overloaded, the bearings may overheat and/or the hubs may detach from the axles, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
PTIC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the axles with upgraded ones, free of charge. The recall began on December 23. 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2014 to October 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 November 2016
- Owners notified23 December 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 84% 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 4 November 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 PTIC customer service at 1-518-218-7676.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 001-2016-11
- Recalling manufacturer
- PTIC
- 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.