- Vehicles
- 807
- Built between
- Apr 1994 – Feb 1998
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 August 1998
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1994 and February 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1994-1998 Telma RetarderBuilt April 1994 to February 1998
What the defect is
Equipment description: brake retarders for use on trucks, buses, and other large special purpose vehicles. The linkage connecting the retarder rotor to the shaft can become distorted over time causing certain connecting bolts to fracture.
What could happen
The rotor and connected drive train components can separate completely from the retarder resulting in loss of drive capability and contact with the pavement.
What gets fixed
TELMA WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH REPAIR KITS CONSISTING OF INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND NEW SHIMS, PRESSURE WASHERS, BOLTS, AND LOCKING PLATES ON THE RETARDER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1994 to February 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 1998
- Owners notified17 August 1998
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 12 August 1998.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TELMA RETARDER, 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
Owner notification began august 17, 1998.OWNERS who do not receive the free repair kits within a reasonable time should contact telma at 1-847-593-1098.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (-1888-327-4236).
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.