NHTSA campaign 12V512000

Express Recall 12V-512: Wheel Separation

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V512000 was reported by Express Trailers on October 23, 2012, with 10 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Express Cargo for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on October 23, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V512000 (also written 12V-512 or 12V512)
Filed by: Express Trailers
Report received: October 23, 2012
Potentially affected: 10 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Wheels
Owners notified: October 23, 2012
NHTSA investigation: Equipment Query EQ12-007 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V512000. 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.

Express

Express Cargo
- 2011, 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V512000.

Defect description

Express Trailers is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Express Cargo trailers equipped with Carlisle Tire and Wheel brand aluminum wheels installed as original equipment. These wheels were manufactured with machine dimensions for the application of a center cap and the application of steel lug inserts that were not controlled to the required specifications. As a result, the wheel may not be tightened to the proper torque during the mounting process.

Safety consequence

If the wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.

Manufacturer remedy

All of the affected owners were notified in October 2012. Owners may contact Express Trailers at 1-727-572-4265 for more information.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V512000

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.