NHTSA campaign 12V155000

Midsoda Recall 12V-155: E/H BRAKE ACUATOR

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V155000 was reported by MIDSOTA MANUFACTURING INC. on April 9, 2012, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Midsoda ST-22 for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on May 1, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V155000 (also written 12V-155 or 12V155)
Filed by: MIDSOTA MANUFACTURING INC.
Report received: April 9, 2012
Potentially affected: 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: May 1, 2012
NHTSA investigation: Equipment Query EQ12-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V155000. 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.

Midsoda

Midsoda ST-22
- 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V155000.

Defect description

MIDSOTA MANUFACTURING (MIDSOTA) IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2012 ST-22 TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH A DEXTER AXLE BRAND ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP. THIS PUMP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THIS PUMP WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.

Safety consequence

THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MIDSOTA WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER, AND A DEXTER AXLE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATOR, FREE OF CHARGE.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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 12V155000

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.