2011 KY TRAILER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Kentucky Trailer is recalling certain model year 2011 KY trailers built between October 26, 2010, and March 17, 2011, that are equipped with Gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured between October 15, 2010, and January 31, 2011. The slack adjuster housings may have inadequate structural integrity due to incomplete "knitting" of the iron during casting, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
If a slack adjuster housing breaks, the wheel brake attached to it would no longer function, reducing the vehicle's braking capacity. If the slack adjuster is on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side, possibly resulting in a crash. Kentucky Trailer will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected slack adjusters free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2011. Owners may contact Kentucky Trailer at 1-888-598-7245.
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.
KENTUCKY TRAILERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENTUCKY TRAILER AT 1-888-598-7245.
KENTUCKY TRAILER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 KY TRAILERS THAT WERE BUILT FROM OCTOBER 26, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 17, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011. 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.