NHTSA Campaign 12V168000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 12V168000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC filed the report for 12V168000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V168000, NHTSA lists up to 20 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V168000 were scheduled from May 8, 2012, 29 days after the report.
12V168000 covers 2 models from Big Tex, model years 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BIG TEX IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 22GN AND 25GN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A DEXTER AXLE ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP. THIS PUMP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THIS PUMP WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.
- The risk
- THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BIG TEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEXTER AXLE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG TEX MANUFACTURING, INC. AT 1-903-575-0300.
Reported April 9, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V168000 (2)
Big Tex (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V168000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 9, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted