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NHTSA Campaign 10V506000

SUSPENSION

Issued by HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD · Reported Oct 12, 2010 · 198 vehicles affected

What's wrong

HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 53 FOOT COMPOSITE DRY VAN TRAILERS, EQUIPPED WITH ARVIN MERITOR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. THE SUSPECT SYSTEMS MAY HAVE MISSING WELDS AT THE INTERFACE OF THE LOWER SEAT BRACKET AND AXLE BEAM.

Consequence

MISSING WELDS COULD ALLOW THE AXLE TO ROLL OUT OF POSITION AND POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE HANDLING OF THE TRAILER SUCH THAT A DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD IS WORKING WITH ARVIN MERITOR TO IDENTIFY OWNERS WITH THE AFFECT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD AT 619-680-3144 OR ARVIN MERITOR AT 1-248-435-0896.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD COMPOSITIVE 2011 198

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V506000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.