GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Accuride Corporation is recalling certain Gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured between October 15, 2010, and January 31, 2011, that were sold as aftermarket equipment or installed as original equipment in heavy trucks. Due to incomplete iron knitting during casting, the slack adjuster housing may have inadequate structural integrity and could break at the handle under normal operating loads.
If a slack adjuster housing breaks, the wheel brake it is attached to will no longer function, reducing the vehicle's braking capacity. If the adjuster is mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side and potentially crash. To address this, Accuride will notify equipment owners and dealers will replace any affected slack adjusters at no charge. The recall began on April 5, 2011. Affected consumers should contact their vehicle manufacturer or Accuride at 1-812-962-5000.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
IF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING WERE TO BREAK, THE WHEEL BRAKE TO WHICH THE SLACK ADJUSTER IS ATTACHED WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY AND, IF MOUNTED ON THE STEER AXLE, THE VEHICLE COULD PULL TO ONE SIDE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
ACCURIDE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD FOR THE AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. ACCURIDE IS WORKING WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE RECALL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR ACCURIDE AT 1-812-962-5000.
ACCURIDE IS RECALLING CERTAIN GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN VARIOUS HEAVY TRUCKS. 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.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.