Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V847000

Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

Vanguard National Trailer Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-12-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V847000

Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

Component
Service brakes, air: disc: caliper
Manufacturer
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation
Vehicles affected
85
Reported to NHTSA
2015-12-16
Owners notified
2015-12-18

Defect description

Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (Vanguard) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 CIMC Dry Freight and Refrigerated trailers manufactured October 22, 2014, to October 2, 2015, and equipped with certain Meritor EX225L2 or EX225L+ axles. The affected axle assemblies have caliper bolts that may not have been properly tightened, allowing the caliper mounting bolts to back out and the caliper to detach from the axle flange.

Safety risk

If the caliper detaches from the axle flange, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Vanguard will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the caliper bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Vanguard customer service at 1-219-253-2000, or Meritor customer service at 1-866-668-7221. Vanguard's number for this recall is 15E083.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
VANGUARD Cimc DRY Freight Trailer2016 2015
VANGUARD Cimc Reefer Trailer2016 2015

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.