ELITE GOOSENECK 2012: EQUIPMENT

Make : ELITE Model : GOOSENECK Year : 2012
Build Dates : 2011-10-01 - 2011-10-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 12V162000
Date Owner's Notified: 2012-04-10 Date Received by ODI: 2012-04-10 Date Added to Database: 2012-04-11
Manufacturers Involved: Falcon Trailer Works, Inc.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: EQUIPMENT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1
Summary:
      FALCON IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2012 GOOSENECK TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH A DEXTER AXLE BRAND ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC "E/H" BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP. THIS PUMP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THE PUMP WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.
Consequence:
      THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
      FALCON WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER AND DEXTER AXLE WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC "E/H" BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP, FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED DURING APRIL 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FALCON TRAILER WORKS, INC. AT 1-903-877-2077 OR DEXTER AXLE AT 1-260-636-5311.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .