NHTSA Campaign 06V209000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Issued by UNITED EXPRESSLINE, INC. · Reported Jun 13, 2006 · 2 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES, THE DISC BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS MAY STRIP. INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD BETWEEN CALIPER AND YOKE CAN CAUSE THE CALIPER TO DISASSEMBLE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE TRAILERS BRAKING SYSTEM.

Consequence

LOSS OF BRAKING CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEXTER IS HANDING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E029) AND WILL REPLACE THE CALIPER MOUNTING HARDWARE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DEXTER AT 1-800-400-2164 OR UNITED EXPRESSLINE AT 574-848-7088.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
UNITED EXTFW 2006 2
UNITED URS6N 2006 2

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V209000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.