NHTSA campaign 01V098001
Trailmobile Recall 01V098001: TRAILMOBILE/WEBB WHEELS/HUB
NHTSA recall 01V098001 was reported by TRAILMOBILE INC. on March 22, 2001, with 338 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Trailmobile Trailer for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on February 21, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V098001
- Filed by
- TRAILMOBILE INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 338 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Hubcap/Cover
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V098001. 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.
Trailmobile
Trailmobile Trailer
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V098001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH HUBS PROVIDED BY WEBB WHEEL PRODUCTS. THESE TRUCK TRAILER DISC WHEEL HUBS HAVE DIRECT-MACHINED ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS), PART NUMBER 2023A. THE ABS TEETH ARE MACHINED INTO THE INNER FACE OF THE HUB BORE, AND THE TEETH ARE MACHINED OFF CENTER FROM THE CENTER OF THE HUB. THE SPEED SENSOR OF THE ABS SYSTEM READS THE TOOTH PATTERN AND SENDS ERRONEOUS SIGNALS TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM TO CYCLE RAPIDLY AND EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCES DURING AN ABS CONTROLLED BRAKE APPLICATION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HUBS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 21, 2001. 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 TRAILMOBILE AT 1-217-348-8181 OR WEBB WHEEL AT 1-800-633-3256.
Notes
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 01V098001
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.