Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V525000

Parking brake

Heil Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-07-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V525000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
Heil Company
Vehicles affected
203
Reported to NHTSA
2016-07-11
Owners notified
2016-09-30

Defect description

Heil Company (Heil) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Petroleum, Crude, Dry Bulk and Flatbed trailers manufactured January 1, 2014, to June 18, 2016. These trailers are equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves which may have been improperly machined which could cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.

Safety risk

If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Heil will contact owners and Bendix will provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2016. Owners may contact Heil customer service at 1-800-400-6913.

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

12 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
HEIL Crude Trailer2016 2015 2014
HEIL DRY Bulk Trailer2016 2015 2014
HEIL Flatbed2016 2015 2014
HEIL Petroleum Pull Trailer2016 2015 2014

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.