OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
16V019000
Service Brakes, Air
Reported Jan 19, 2016 · WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY
Summary
Western Trailer Company (Western) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chip B-Train trailers manufactured December 29, 2014, to February 26, 2015, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators. The affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber.
Consequence
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire.
Remedy
Western has notified the affected owners and the brake chambers have already been replaced, free of charge. Owners may contact Western customer service at 1-888-344-2539.
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.
This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.
Vehicle entries in this campaign
This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗