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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 11V447000: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

MULTIQUIP, INC. · Reported to NHTSA Aug 30, 2011

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
119
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
2
Models covered
2
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Aug 30, 2011
Production Mar 1, 2011 – Jul 22, 2011

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

MULTIQUIP IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 DUAL AXLE TRAILERS, MODELS TRLR220XFH (EE46175 HYDRAULIC BRAKE AXLE) AND TRLR220XFE (EE46176 ELECTRIC BRAKE AXLE), MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 1, 2011, THROUGH JULY 22, 2011. DUE TO AN INCORRECT WELDING PROCEDURE, THE WELDED ASSEMBLY AT THE AXLE HUB MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT WELD PENETRATION.

The risk

THE AXLE COULD BREAK WHILE IN USE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

MULTIQUIP NOTIFIED ALL IDENTIFIED OWNERS ON AUGUST 3, 2011. THE AXLE SUPPLIER, GLOBAL DIRECT COMPONENTS (GDC), WILL INSPECT AND MEASURE THE WELD AND REPLACE ANY AXLE OUTSIDE OF SPECIFICATION. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GDC AT 1-574-522-5300 OR MULTIQUIP AT 1-310-537-3700.

Notes

MULTIQUIP'S RECALL NUMBER IS TL 20110803.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
MULTIQUIP, INC.
Manufacturer's campaign number
TL 20110803
NHTSA campaign number
11V447000
Units potentially affected
119
Report received
Aug 30, 2011
Production range
Mar 1, 2011 – Jul 22, 2011
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

2 model years across 2 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.