NHTSA campaign 16V025000
Vanguard Recall 16V-025: Improperly Seated Brake Chamber Diaphragm
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 16V025000 was reported by Vanguard National Trailer Corporation on January 21, 2016, with 96 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Vanguard DRY Freight Van Trailer for model years 2014–2015. Owners were notified on January 29, 2016, 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 16V025000 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
- 16V025000 (also written 16V-025 or 16V025)
- Filed by
- Vanguard National Trailer Corporation
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 15E-017
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 96 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 88.54% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V025000. 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.
Vanguard
Vanguard DRY Freight Van Trailer
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V025000.
Defect description
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (Vanguard) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Dry Freight Van Trailers manufactured November 22, 2013, to November 12, 2014, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators. The affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber.
Safety consequence
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire..
Manufacturer remedy
Vanguard will notify owners, and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Vanguard customer service at 1-888-253-3008. Vanguard's number for this recall is 15E-017.
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 16V025000
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.