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Maxey Trailers some of these pumps may not have been properly heat treated.

NHTSA campaign 12V-156 · Reported April 9, 2012 · 14 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Maxey Trailers
VEHICLES AFFECTED
14
REMEDY
MAXEY TRAILERS MAILED NOTICES OF THE RECALL TO OWNERS ON APRIL 2, 2012.
COST
Free

The short version

MAXEY TRAILERS, INC. reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

SOME OF THESE PUMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THESE PUMPS WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.

WHY IT MATTERS

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.

WHAT TO DO

DEXTER AXLE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-156.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 12V-156

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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