The defect
Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 R9X12T trailers manufactured November 28, 2012, to March 21, 2014; R400T trailers manufactured August 27, 2013, to June 16, 2014; and R600HC trailers manufactured October 28, 2013, to April 25, 2014. In the affected drilling fluid reclaimer trailers, the suspension pivot bolts could loosen causing axle separation.
The risk
If the axle separates from the reclaimer, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will add welds to secure the suspension pivot bolts, free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2014. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK00-3061.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vermeer R400T | 2013, 2014 |
| Vermeer R600HC | 2013, 2014 |
| Vermeer R9X12T | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: SUSPENSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermeer R400T | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer R400T | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer R600HC | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer R600HC | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer R9X12T | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Vermeer R9X12T | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Vermeer R9X12T | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Vermeer R9X12T | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Vermeer R9X12T | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2014
53 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the suspension; Vermeer Manufacturing Company filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 14V826000 30 Dec 2014 | Dodgen Industries, Inc. |
| 14V824000 29 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V816000 23 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V793000 16 Dec 2014 | Terex Advance |
| 14V786000 10 Dec 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V781000 8 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V732000 13 Nov 2014 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 14V724000 12 Nov 2014 | Innovative Trailer Design Industries |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014