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Triad Trailers these pumps may not have been properly heat treated.

NHTSA campaign 12V-208 · Reported May 11, 2012 · 2 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Triad Trailers
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2
REMEDY
TRIAD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEXTER WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATORS, FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

TRIAD TRAILERS LLC reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

TRIAD TRAILERS (TRIAD) IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2011 J105 BOAT TRAILER AND ONE MODEL YEAR 2012 J111 BOAT TRAILER EACH EQUIPPED WITH A DEXTER ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP. THESE PUMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED.

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

TRIAD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEXTER WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATORS, FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-208.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 12V-208

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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