2011 UTILITY VS2RA
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company is recalling certain 2011 VS2RA heavy duty trucks manufactured between December 2010 and March 2011 that are equipped with Gunite automatic slack adjusters. The slack adjusters have a defect in the iron casting that can cause inadequate structural integrity in the housing. Under normal braking conditions, the housing could crack at the handle, which could result in loss of braking and potentially cause a vehicle crash.
To remedy this issue, Utility Trailer will notify owners and dealers will replace the defective slack adjusters at no charge. The recall was expected to begin in March 2011. Affected consumers should contact Gunite at 1-800-677-3786.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
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.
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.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.