The defect
Oshkosh Corporation (Oshkosh) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 S-Series Front Discharge Concrete Mixer vehicles manufactured September 24, 2013, to November 12, 2014. The affected vehicles have air tanks that hold less than the required 12 times the combined volume of the service brake chambers. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
With the air tank volume being less than required, in certain situations the vehicle may have an insufficient quantity of air to operate the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Oshkosh will notify owners and dealers will install a larger capacity air tank, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2015. Owners may contact Oshkosh customer service at 1-888-686-7278. Oshkosh's number for this recall is VSR-TSB-010.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oshkosh S-Series | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh S-Series | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Oshkosh S-Series | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2015
31 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the service brakes, air; Oshkosh Corporation filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 15V858000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V847000 16 Dec 2015 | Vanguard National Trailer Corporation |
| 15V841000 15 Dec 2015 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 15V804000 30 Nov 2015 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 15V790000 24 Nov 2015 | VT Hackney, Inc. |
| 15V791000 24 Nov 2015 | Wabash National Corporation |
| 15V774000 19 Nov 2015 | Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company |
| 15V743000 10 Nov 2015 | Van Hool N.V. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015