Known Recalls

Model year record

2014 VANGUARD DRY Freight VAN Trailer

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V025000

Service brakes, air

Component
Service brakes, air
Manufacturer
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation
Vehicles affected
96
Reported to NHTSA
2016-01-21
Owners notified
2016-01-29

Defect description

Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (Vanguard) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Dry Freight Van Trailers manufactured November 22, 2013, to November 12, 2014, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators. The affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber.

Safety risk

Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire..

Manufacturer remedy

Vanguard will notify owners, and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Vanguard customer service at 1-888-253-3008. Vanguard's number for this recall is 15E-017.

Owner complaints

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

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Structure: body1—

The 2013 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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.