INDIANA CONCRETE MIXER 2011: STRUCTURE

Make : INDIANA Model : CONCRETE MIXER Year : 2011
Build Dates : 2011-09-09 - 2013-05-08
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 13V245000
Date Owner's Notified: 2013-07-05 Date Received by ODI: 2013-06-12 Date Added to Database: 2013-06-12
Manufacturers Involved: McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number: 41-0967369
Component: STRUCTURE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 978
Summary:
      McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc. "McNeilus" is recalling certain Bridgemaster V Concrete Mixers equipped with Hendrickson trailer axles using a square axle cross tube, produced between September 9, 2011 and May 8, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the fender may be insufficiently tightened to the trailing axle and the fender mounting bracket can crack and fail potentially resulting in the fender and/or fender tube detaching from the axle.
Consequence:
      If components of the fender detach from the vehicle, it may create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:
      McNeilus will notify owners, and service facilities will replace the fender brackets and new mounting hardware, free of charge. The recall began on July 5, 2013. Owners may contact McNeilus at 1-888-686-7278 or by email at mtmrefuseservice"mcneilusco.com. McNeilus's recall number is 41-0967369.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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.