NHTSA campaign 14V504000
Dakota Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. Recall 14V-504: Trailer Suspension Pivot Bolt Failure
NHTSA recall 14V504000 was reported by Dakota Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. on August 18, 2014, with 29 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dakota Grain Air Ride Grain and Dakota Side Dump Air Ride for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on August 8, 2014, 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 14V504000 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
- 14V504000 (also written 14V-504 or 14V504)
- Filed by
- Dakota Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 29 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V504000. 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.
Dakota Grain
Dakota Grain Air Ride Grain
- 2014 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – January 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Dakota Side Dump
Dakota Side Dump Air Ride
- 2014 · Vehicles built December 1, 2013 – December 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V504000.
Defect description
Dakota Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. (Dakota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Air Ride Grain aggregate trailers manufactured October 2013 to January 2014, and Air Ride side dump trailers manufactured December 2013 to December 2014, and equipped with certain SAF-Holland-brand CBX Trailer Suspension Air Ride Axle Systems. The affected trailer suspensions have pivot bolts that may fail.
Safety consequence
Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dakota began notifying owners in August 2014. Dealers or SAF-Holland-approved repair shops will replace the defective pivot bolts with new pivot bolts, free of charge. Owners may contact Dakota customer service at 1-605-665-8415, or SAF-Holland customer service at 1-888-396-6501.
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 14V504000
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.