Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V144000

Equipment

MO TRAILERS filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-04-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V144000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
MO TRAILERS
Vehicles affected
5
Reported to NHTSA
2012-04-04
Owners notified
2012-03-26

Defect description

MO TRAILERS CORPORATION (MO TRAILERS) IS RECALLING THREE MODEL YEAR 2011 39 VS AND 41 VS TRAILERS, EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS. TWO ADDITIONAL AFFECTED ACTUATORS WERE SOLD AS RETAIL PARTS SALES. SOME OF THESE PUMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THESE PUMPS WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.

Safety risk

THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MO TRAILER NOTIFIED THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED ACTUATORS ON MARCH 26, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MO TRAILER AT 1-574-533-0824.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
MO TRAILERS 39 VS2011
MO TRAILERS 41 VS2011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.