NHTSA campaign 13V245000 · Manufacturer campaign 41-0967369
Bridgemaster V Recall 13V-245: Fenders may Detach from Concrete Mixers
NHTSA recall 13V245000 (Manufacturer campaign 41-0967369) was reported by McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. on June 12, 2013, with 978 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bridgemaster V Concrete Mixer for model years 2011–2013. Owners were notified on July 5, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V245000 (also written 13V-245 or 13V245)
- Filed by
- McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 41-0967369
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 978 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V245000. 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.
Bridgemaster V
Bridgemaster V Concrete Mixer
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V245000.
Defect description
McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain Bridgemaster V Concrete Mixers equipped with Hendrickson trailer axles using a square axle cross tube, produced between September 9, 2011 and May 8, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the fender may be insufficiently tightened to the trailing axle and the fender mounting bracket can crack and fail potentially resulting in the fender and/or fender tube detaching from the axle.
Safety consequence
If components of the fender detach from the vehicle, it may create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
McNeilus will notify owners, and service facilities will replace the fender brackets and new mounting hardware, free of charge. The recall began on July 5, 2013. Owners may contact McNeilus at 1-888-686-7278 or by email at [email protected]. McNeilus's recall number is 41-0967369.
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 13V245000
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.