NHTSA campaign 13V167000
HME, Inc. Recall 13V-167: Leaking Brake Pressure may Lead to Wheel End Fire
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V167000 was reported by HME, Inc. on April 25, 2013, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ferrara Intruder Ember, HME Spectr and HME Spectr Fire Apparatus for model years 2011–2012.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V167000 (also written 13V-167 or 13V167)
- Filed by
- HME, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V167000. 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.
Ferrara
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HME Spectr
- 2012 · Vehicles built January 26, 2011 – November 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
HME Spectr Fire Apparatus
- 2012 · Vehicles built January 26, 2011 – November 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V167000.
Defect description
HME is recalling certain model year 2012 Spectr Fire Apparatus, Spectr Chassis, and 2011-2012 Ferrara Intruder Ember Chassis vehicles manufactured January 26, 2011, through November 7, 2012. These vehicles have axles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. In the affected axles, the brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released. Brake dragging could lead to overheated brake components.
Safety consequence
Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
HME will notify owners and the brake chambers will be inspected and replaced as needed, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on, or before, May 13, 2013. Owners may contact HME at 1-616-534-1463.
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 13V167000
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.