NHTSA campaign 16V399000

West-Mark Recall 16V-399: Improperly Seated Brake Chamber Diaphragm

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 16V399000 was reported by West-Mark on June 2, 2016, with 7 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the West-Mark Sugar Tank for model years 2014–2015. Owners were notified on July 6, 2016, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
16V399000 (also written 16V-399 or 16V399)
Filed by
West-Mark
Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
15E-017
Report received
Potentially affected
7 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 121

Repair completion: 100% (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 16V399000. 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.

West-Mark

  • West-Mark Sugar Tank

    • 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built October 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All West-Mark recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V399000.

Defect description

West-Mark is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Sugar Tank trailers manufactured October 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015 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

West-Mark has notified their affected customers, and dealers will remove and replace the Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 long stroke actuators with Haldex Gold Seal Type 30/30 long stroke actuators, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2016. Owners may contact West-Mark customer service at 1-800-692-5844. Owners may also contact Haldex customer service at 1-800-752-2501 or [email protected].

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 16V399000

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.