2011 MERTZ HALLIBURTON; 2010 MERTZ HALLIBURTON
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Mertz Manufacturing is recalling certain 2010 and 2011 Halliburton trailers manufactured between November 2010 and March 2011 that are equipped with Gunite automatic slack adjusters. 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 the housing breaks, the wheel brake attached to that slack adjuster would no longer function, reducing the vehicle's braking capacity. If the slack adjuster is mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side, potentially resulting in a crash.
To remedy the recall, Mertz will replace the slack adjusters free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2011. Affected owners should contact Mertz Manufacturing at 580-767-8465 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.
MERTZ WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE SLACK ADJUSTERS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERTZ AT 580-767-8465 OR ACCURIDE AT 1-812-962-5000.
MERTZ IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 HALLIBURTON TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2010, THROUGH MARCH 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.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.