NHTSARecalled Oct 3, 2011 · #11V488000
AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER/ACCURIDE/GUNITE
Hazard
Vehicle safety defect
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TRANSCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 PLATFORM SEMI-TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS. SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Product details
- Product
- AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER/ACCURIDE/GUNITE
- Type
- Vehicle
- Manufacturer
- Transcraft Corporation
- Model numbers
- 2010 AND, 2011 PLATFORM
- UPCs
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What you should do
TRANSCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE SLACK ADJUSTERS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACCURIDE AT 1-812-962-5000 OR TRANSCRAFT AT 1-877-489-9020.