The defect
GREAT LAKES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2007 TRAILERS, EQUIPPED WITH THE MSQR 5000 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE REGULATOR/QUICK RELEASE VALVE DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE MSQR 5000 DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUISITE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OR WARNING LIGHT AND THUS FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." SEE THE ABOVE LIST FOR THE MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
The risk
THE PURPOSE OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) FOR AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, NO. 121, IS TO INSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. THE MSQR 5000, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRAILERS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL TO SATISFY FMVSS NO. 121'S ABS REQUIREMENTS, DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN ABS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121. ALSO, THE TRAILERS DO NOT HAVE A LIGHT TO WARN THE OPERATOR OF AN ABS MALFUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121 THESE DEFICIENCIES INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
GREAT LAKES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE THE UNIT WITH A COMPLIANT ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GREAT LAKES AT 1-920-842-2012.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Lakes Crib Drop | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Great Lakes Dump | 2002 |
| Great Lakes Economy | 2005, 2006 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Great Lakes Rail Chasis | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Great Lakes Single Drop | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Great Lakes TAG Along | 2003 |
| Great Lakes Wallboard | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Crib Drop | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Crib Drop | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Crib Drop | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Crib Drop | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Crib Drop | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Dump | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Economy | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Economy | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes PUP | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Rail Chasis | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Rail Chasis | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Rail Chasis | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Rail Chasis | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Rail Chasis | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Single Drop | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Single Drop | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Single Drop | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Single Drop | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Single Drop | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes TAG Along | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Wallboard | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Wallboard | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Wallboard | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Wallboard | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Wallboard | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2011
28 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the service brakes, air.
| 11V601000 28 Dec 2011 | ROSA TRAILER MFG |
| 11V587000 6 Dec 2011 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 11V555000 10 Nov 2011 | MERTZ MANUFACTURING, LLC |
| 11V488000 3 Oct 2011 | TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION |
| 11V481000 22 Sept 2011 | WILSON TRAILER COMPANY |
| 11V479000 16 Sept 2011 | SILVER EAGLE MANUFACTURING |
| 11V412000 11 Aug 2011 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 11V283000 16 May 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011