NHTSA campaign 06V282000
Alfa Recall 06V-282: AXLE FAILURES/DEXTER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V282000 was reported by ALFA LEISURE,INC. on July 26, 2006, with 5 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Alfa Incomplete Chassis for the 2005 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V282000 (also written 06V-282 or 06V282)
- Filed by
- ALFA LEISURE,INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V282000. 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.
Alfa
Alfa Incomplete Chassis
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V282000.
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 TRAILERS 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). ALL TRAILERS WERE CORRECTED AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164 OR ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372.
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 06V282000
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.