NHTSA campaign 06V158000
Peterson Recall 06V-158: AXLE FAILURES/DEXTER
NHTSA recall 06V158000 was reported by PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. on May 5, 2006, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterson Excel Limited and Peterson Excel Limited Edition for model years 2006–2007.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V158000 (also written 06V-158 or 06V158)
- Filed by
- PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V158000. 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.
Peterson
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V158000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES, THE DISC BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS MAY STRIP. INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD BETWEEN CALIPER AND YOKE CAN CAUSE THE CALIPER TO DISASSEMBLE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE TRAILER'S BRAKING SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF BRAKING CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEXTER HAS MODIFIED THE REMEDY FOR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 06E029). A NEW LARGER CALIPER MOUNTING NUT WILL BE INSTALLED. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164 OR PETERSON AT 1-800-368-3759.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V158000
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.