NHTSA vehicle safety data
2010 Transcraft Platform Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2010 Transcraft Platform has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 0 owner complaints on file as of October 16, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Transcraft dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2010 Transcraft Platform. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC
NHTSA #11V488000Reported October 3, 2011 · TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION
Potentially affected: 290 vehicles
Defect description
TRANSCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 PLATFORM SEMI-TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.
Safety consequence
SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
TRANSCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE SLACK ADJUSTERS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACCURIDE AT 1-812-962-5000 OR TRANSCRAFT AT 1-877-489-9020.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
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