NHTSA campaign 12V204000
Anderson MFG Recall 12V-204: E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V204000 was reported by ANDERSON MFG INC. on May 9, 2012, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Anderson MFG G82510TW, Anderson MFG G84012TC and Anderson MFG G84012TW for model years 2008, 2011. Owners were notified on June 25, 2012, 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 12V204000 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
- 12V204000 (also written 12V-204 or 12V204)
- Filed by
- ANDERSON MFG INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
- 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 12V204000. 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.
Anderson MFG
Anderson MFG G82510TW
- 2011 · Vehicles built December 5, 2011 – December 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Anderson MFG G84012TC
- 2008 · Vehicles built December 5, 2011 – December 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Anderson MFG G84012TW
- 2011 · Vehicles built December 5, 2011 – December 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V204000.
Defect description
ANDERSON MANUFACTURING, INC. (ANDERSON) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2011 GOOSENECK TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS. SOME OF THESE PUMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THESE PUMPS 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
ANDERSON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEXTER WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATORS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL began on JUNE 25, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ANDERSON MANUFACTURING AT 1-229-336-5800.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS 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 12V204000
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.