TICO Service Brakes, Air: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Tico is recalling about 76 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. Reduced brake performance can extend the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V446000
Manufacturer
Terminal Investment Corporation
Reported
30 June 2025
Vehicles
76
Built between
Jul 2024 – Sep 2024
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 July 2025
Repaired
4%
Unrepaired
73

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2024 and September 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2024-2025 TICO PRO SpotterBuilt July 2024 to September 2024

Repair progress

73 of 76 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

4% repaired — 3 of 76 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

Terminal Investment Corporation (TICO) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Pro Spotter trucks. The vehicles may be equipped with a non-DOT brake line fitting, resulting in reduced braking performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

What could happen

Reduced brake performance can extend the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and replace the fitting as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2025.

Parts involved

  • 90 degree Elbow 1/2 inch tube push on to 3/8 inch42052690 degree Elbow 1/2 inch tube push on to 3/8 inch

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2024 to September 2024
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA30 June 2025
  3. Owners notified25 July 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 4% 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 30 June 2025.

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 TICO customer service at 1-843-536-8139.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Terminal Investment Corporation
Safety standard
FMVSS 121
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.

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.

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