NHTSA Campaign 12V410000

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Issued by Kaufman Trailers · Reported Aug 21, 2012 · 302 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. and Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc. (Kaufman) is recalling certain model year 2011 flatbed trailers equipped with 10,000 lb. electrically-braked, oil bath axles. The wheel end caps on the oil bath axles can leak due to a cracked cap or a damaged O-ring.

Consequence

The oil may leak out of the wheel end caps and if the condition is not corrected, the loss of oil could result in unexpected wheel bearing failure which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Kaufman will notify owners and will replace the affected wheel end caps and o-rings free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2012. Owners may contact Kaufman Trailers at 1-866-444-8971.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KAUFMAN FLATBED 2011 302

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V410000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.