NHTSA campaign 01V243000

Brenner Recall 01V-243: BRENNER TANK/FMVSS 223/REAR IMPACT GUARDS

NHTSA recall 01V243000 was reported by BRENNER TANK, INC. on July 17, 2001, with 16 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Brenner Tank Trailer for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on August 30, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V243000 (also written 01V-243 or 01V243)
Filed by: BRENNER TANK, INC.
Report received: July 17, 2001
Potentially affected: 16 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Bumpers
Owners notified: August 30, 2001
Safety standard: FMVSS 223

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V243000. 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.

Brenner

Brenner Tank Trailer
- 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – June 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V243000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TANK TRAILERS. THESE TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 223, "REAR IMPACT GUARDS." THE REAR GUARDS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO SUSTAIN 4.6 PERCENT LESS LOAD THAN PRESCRIBED IN THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

Safety consequence

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

Manufacturer remedy

THE LOWER REAR AREA OF THE SUBJECT BUMPERS WILL BE REINFORCED TO WITHSTAND THE SET REGULATORY LOAD. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 30, 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 BRENNER AT 1-800-558-9750.

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 01V243000

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.