Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V338000

Service brakes, air: supply: check valve

Stoughton Trailers, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-05-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V338000

Service brakes, air: supply: check valve

Component
Service brakes, air: supply: check valve
Manufacturer
Stoughton Trailers, LLC
Vehicles affected
2,657
Reported to NHTSA
2016-05-23
Owners notified
2016-07-21

Defect description

Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 trailers manufactured March 13, 2014, to April 28, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause the parking brake chamber to fail while the trailer is parked.

Safety risk

If the parking brake chamber fails while the trailer is parked, the trailer may roll away, increasing the risk of crash or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Stoughton will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2016. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2500.

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

8 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
STOUGHTON AVW2017 2016 2015
STOUGHTON Avxw2017
STOUGHTON DVW2016
STOUGHTON ZGPVW2017 2016 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.