NHTSA campaign 00V249001

Ravens Recall 00V249001: RAVEN/STEEL BRAKE DRUMS

NHTSA recall 00V249001 was reported by RAVENS, INC. on September 6, 2000, with 648 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ravens Eclipses, Ravens Magnum and Ravens Terminator for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on September 15, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V249001
Filed by
RAVENS, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
648 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Drum — Shoes/Linings
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Recall Query RQ00-019 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V249001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V249001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FLATBED AND DUMP TRAILERS. THESE VEHICLES UTILIZE GUNITE CORPORATION MODEL 2764 CAST STEEL BRAKE DRUMS AND A COMBINATION OF STEEL OR ALUMINUM WHEELS PRODUCED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS. THESE DRUMS BEAR DATE CODES BETWEEN "162 99" AND "225 99," INCLUSIVE. A STRESS CRACK IN THE METAL ON THE INSIDE BRAKE DRUM FACE DIAMETER CAN OCCUR, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM THE BRAKE DRUM.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF THE CAST IRON BRAKE DRUMS. GUNITE WILL CONDUCT AND INSPECTION/REPAIR/REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GUNITE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-677-3786.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 19, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TRAILSTAR AT 1-800-235-5635 OR GUINITE AT 1-800-553-6691. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V249001

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.