NHTSA campaign 12V171000
ATC Recall 12V-171: E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V171000 was reported by ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY on April 18, 2012, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the ATC QST and ATC RSX for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on April 18, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V171000 (also written 12V-171 or 12V171)
- Filed by
- ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V171000. 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.
ATC
ATC QST
- 2012 · Vehicles built November 18, 2011 – November 18, 2011 (per NHTSA)
ATC RSX
- 2012 · Vehicles built January 26, 2012 – January 26, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V171000.
Defect description
ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY (ATC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 RSX GOOSENECK AND QUEST (QST) CAR HAULERS 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
ATC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEXTER AXLE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS, FREE OF CHARGE. ATC HAS NOT PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ATC AT 1-877-441-2440.
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 TOHTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V171000
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.