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Polar Tank Trailer brake caliper bolts on these axles may not be properly torqued which can allow the caliper to detach from the mounting flange.

NHTSA campaign 17V-604 · Reported September 27, 2017 · 9 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Polar Tank Trailer
VEHICLES AFFECTED
9
REMEDY
Polar has notified the vehicle owners, instructing them to check the caliper bolts per the supplied bulletin, receiving reimbursement from Meritor.
COST
Free

The short version

Polar Tank Trailer, LLC. reported a problem with the disc caliper. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The brake caliper bolts on these axles may not be properly torqued which can allow the caliper to detach from the mounting flange.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the caliper bolts are improperly torqued and the caliper detaches from the mounting flange, a loss of braking ability would occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Polar has notified the vehicle owners, instructing them to check the caliper bolts per the supplied bulletin, receiving reimbursement from Meritor, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-604.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 17V-604

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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