Etnyre Asphalt Trailer, Heavy Haul Trailer, Live Bottom Trailer (2012): Service brakes, air
Recall 14V067000 · Feb 20, 2014 · E.D. Etnyre and Co.
245
vehicles affected
245
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V067000
- Date
- Feb 20, 2014
- Maker
- E.D. Etnyre and Co.
- Units affected
- 245
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, air > Slack adjusters > Automatic
- Model years
- 2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
E.D. Etnyre & Co. (Etnyre) is recalling certain model year 2012 asphalt tanker trailers, heavy haul trailers, and live bottom trailers manufactured November 2010, through April 2011, and equipped with Gunite Automatic Slack Adjusters. Due to 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.
What can happen
Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Etnyre has notified owners and all defective slack adjusters were replaced, free of charge. The recall began in April 2011. Owners may contact Etnyre at 1-800-995-2116.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V067000?
3 models: Etnyre Asphalt Trailer (2012), Etnyre Heavy Haul Trailer (2012), Etnyre Live Bottom Trailer (2012), about 245 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V067000?
Etnyre has notified owners and all defective slack adjusters were replaced, free of charge. The recall began in April 2011. Owners may contact Etnyre at 1-800-995-2116.
What can happen?
Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.