Known Recalls

Model year record

2010 CRANE CARRIER OET

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V234000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters: automatic

Component
Service brakes, air: slack adjusters: automatic
Manufacturer
CRANE CARRIER COMPANY
Vehicles affected
73
Reported to NHTSA
2011-04-13
Owners notified
2011-04-26

Defect description

CRANE CARRIER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011DR, LET2,OET, WS, AND MODEL YEAR 2010 LDT2 CAB AND CHASSIS UTILITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 26, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 18, 2011 AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC AIR BRAKE 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.

Safety risk

SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

CRANE CARRIER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND ACCURIDE/GUNITE WILL CONDUCT THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACCURIDE AT 1-800-677-3786 OR CRANE CARRIER AT 1-918-832-7305.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.