Vehicle recall defect – Trailmobile Is Recalling 27 My 2009 Trailers Equipped With ARVInmeritor Axle Assemblies With Suspect Wheel End Studs. The Suspect Wheel End Studs Were Improperly Tempered, Potentially Rendering Them Brittle And Susceptible To Fracture. If One Wheel StUD Fractures, The Remaining Wheel Studs Are Required To Carry More Load. If Left In This Condition, The Remaining Wheel Studs May Also Fracture Even If They Are Properly Manufactured.
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Van Trailers Equipped With A Specific Brake Chamber, The Chamber Has A Pushrod Length That Is Shorter Than Recommended.
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Van Trailers Equipped With A Specific Brake Chamber, The Chamber Has A Pushrod Length That Is Shorter Than Recommended.
Vehicle recall defect – The Bottom Plates, Which Are Located At The Bottom Part Of The Trailer Axle, May Fracture During Severe Operation Of The Involved Semi-Trailers. Fracture Of One Or More Of These Bottom Plates On A Single Axle Could Allow The Trailer”S Axle To Move In An Either Vertical Or Horizontal DireCTIon Opposite To The DireCTIon Of The Tractor Trailer Combination. This Condition Would Not Allow For Proper DireCTIonal Control Of The Tractor-Trailer Combination.
Vehicle recall defect – The Rear Emergency Glad Hand Was Improperly Connected Directly To The Rear Air Tank Rather Than To The Emergency Port Of The Task Valve. Consequently, If The Air Supply To The Lead Trailer Became Disconnected, The Emergency Brakes Would Be Applied But The Rear Trailer”S Would Not. A Heavy Brake Application Would Cause The Rear Trailer To Push The Lead Trailer Forward, Increasing The Vehicle Braking Distance, And Creating The Potential For A Jack Knife.
Vehicle recall defect – Certain Structural Welds Attaching The King Pin To The King Pin Mounting Structure May Have Been Omitted Or Applied With Poor Welding Techniques. This Could Allow The King Pin To Loosen From It”S Supporting Structure.
Vehicle recall defect – The Involved Vehicles Fail To Conform To Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, “Air Brake Systems”, In That A 3/8-Inch Diameter Red Synflex Tubing Was Incorrectly Installed. The Tubing May Have Been Installed So That The Two Air Reservoirs Are Directly Connected And Both Reservoirs Would Be Affected If Service Brake Air Pressure Is Lost. Reduced Air Pressure In Both Reservoirs Will Not Allow The Parking Brakes To Be Completey Released.
Vehicle recall defect – The Involved Vehicles Do Not Conform To Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, “Air Brake Systems”. Incorrect Wiring Of The Positive And Negative Power Leads For The Brake System Renders The Anti-Skid Feature Inoperable.
Vehicle recall defect – The Involved Vehicles Fail To Conform To Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, “Air Brake Systems”, In That A 3/8-Inch Diameter Red Synflex Tubing Was Incorrectly Installed. The Tubing May Have Been Installed So That The Two Air Reservoirs Are Directly Connected And Both Reservoirs Would Be Affected If Service Brake Air Pressure Is Lost. Reduced Air Pressure In Both Reservoirs Will Not Allow The Parking Brakes To Be Completey Released.
Vehicle recall defect – The Involved Vehicles Fail To Conform To Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, “Air Brake Systems”. It Is Possible That Incorrect Plumbing Of The Rear Brake Axles Occurred. Consequently, The Rear Axle May Not Be Capable Of Cycling Its Brake Applications In The Anti-Skid Mode.