NHTSA campaign 04V288000
Trailmobile Recall 04V-288: TRAILMOBILE/BRAKE CHAMBER
NHTSA recall 04V288000 was reported by TRAILMOBILE CANADA LIMITED on June 10, 2004, with 1,224 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Trailmobile Trailer and Trailmobile Van for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on June 24, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V288000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V288000 (also written 04V-288 or 04V288)
- Filed by
- TRAILMOBILE CANADA LIMITED
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,224 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Disc — Chamber
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V288000. 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
Trailmobile Van
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V288000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VAN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIFIC BRAKE CHAMBER, THE CHAMBER HAS A PUSHROD LENGTH THAT IS SHORTER THAN RECOMMENDED.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING FORCE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN EXTENSION COUPLING ON THE BRAKE CHAMBER PUSHROD TO LENGTHEN IT TO THE RECOMMENDED DIMENSION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TRAILMOBILE AT 1-800-823-3181, EXT. 223.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V288000
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.