Vehicle recall 11V479000 · September 16, 2011
Silver Eagle Falcon, Hawk and 1 more model
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…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Silver eagle is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 hawk, tandem and falcon dollies manufactured from November 18, 2010, through March 24, 2011, and 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
- Silver eagle will notify owners and dealers will replace the subject slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before July 1, 2011. Owners may contact accuride at 1-855-857-8645.
- 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
- 11V479000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 16, 2011
- Filed by
- SILVER EAGLE MANUFACTURING
- Owner notification
- September 16, 2011
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 43
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Silver Eagle Falcon (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Silver Eagle Hawk (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Silver Eagle Tandem (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
Has your Silver Eagle been repaired?
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