2007 PITTS TRAILERS TA; 2006 PITTS TRAILERS LT; 2005 PITTS TRAILERS LT; 2004 PITTS TRAILERS LT; 2007 PITTS TRAILERS PT; 2006 PITTS TRAILERS PT; 2007 PITTS TRAILERS LT; 2004 PITTS TRAILERS LP; 2005 PITTS TRAILERS LP; 2006 PITTS TRAILERS LP; 2008 PITTS TRAILERS LP; 2005 PITTS TRAILERS LB-35; 2007 PITTS TRAILERS LB-35; 2008 PITTS TRAILERS LB-35; 2005 PITTS TRAILERS HD-35; 2007 PITTS TRAILERS HD-35; 2008 PITTS TRAILERS HD-35; 2005 PITTS TRAILERS PT; 2008 PITTS TRAILERS LT; 2006 PITTS TRAILERS HD-35; 2007 PITTS TRAILERS LP; 2005 PITTS TRAILERS TA; 2004 PITTS TRAILERS LB-35; 2006 PITTS TRAILERS LB-35; 2006 PITTS TRAILERS TA; +2 more
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Pitts Enterprises is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2008 flatbed tractor trailers (models LT, LP, LB-35, HD-35, TA, and PT) manufactured from August 2004 through October 2008. These trailers are equipped with an MSQR 5000 brake system component that does not meet federal safety standards for antilock brake systems. Specifically, the system does not function as a compliant antilock brake system and lacks a warning light to alert operators of brake malfunctions as required by federal regulations. Pitts Enterprises has not received any complaints or reports of actual on-road failures related to this issue.
Owners of affected trailers should contact the sales department of Pitts Enterprises at 1-334-855-4754. The company will replace the MSQR 5000 system with a compliant system at no cost to owners. The safety recall began on August 5, 2011.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) FOR AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, NO. 121, IS TO INSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. THE MSQR 5000, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRAILERS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL TO SATISFY FMVSS NO. 121'S ABS REQUIREMENTS, DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN ABS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121. ALSO, THE TRAILERS DO NOT HAVE A LIGHT TO WARN THE OPERATOR OF AN ABS MALFUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121. PITTS HAS RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS OR REPORTS OF ANY ONROAD FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NONCOMPLIANCE.
PITTS ENTERPRISES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MSQR 5000 SYSTEM WITH A COMPLIANT SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE SALES DEPARTMENT OF PITTS ENTERPRISES AT 1-334-855-4754.
PITTS ENTERPRISES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2008 FLATBED TRACTOR TRAILERS, MODELS LT, LP, LB-35, HD-35, TA, AND PT, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 2004 THROUGH OCTOBER 2008, EQUIPPED WITH THE MSQR 5000 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE REGULATOR/QUICK RELEASE VALVE DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE MSQR 5000 DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUISITE WARNING LIGHT WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.