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Vehicle recall 11V191000 · March 24, 2011

2011 Utility VS2RA

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…

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Summary
Utility trailer is recalling certain model year 2011 VS2RA heavy duty trucks, manufactured from December 2010 through March 2011, equipped with gunite automatic 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.
Consequence
Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Utility trailer will notify owners and dealers will replace the subject slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during March 2011. Owners may contact gunite at 1-800-677-3786.
Notes
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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
11V191000
Reported to NHTSA
March 24, 2011
Filed by
UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Owner notification
March 21, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected
105
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Recall 11V191000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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