The defect
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (Vanguard) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 CIMC Dry Freight and Refrigerated trailers manufactured October 22, 2014, to October 2, 2015, and equipped with certain Meritor EX225L2 or EX225L+ axles. The affected axle assemblies have caliper bolts that may not have been properly tightened, allowing the caliper mounting bolts to back out and the caliper to detach from the axle flange.
The risk
If the caliper detaches from the axle flange, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vanguard will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the caliper bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Vanguard customer service at 1-219-253-2000, or Meritor customer service at 1-866-668-7221. Vanguard's number for this recall is 15E083.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Cimc DRY Freight Trailer | 2015, 2016 |
| Vanguard Cimc Reefer Trailer | 2015, 2016 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Cimc DRY Freight Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard Cimc DRY Freight Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard Cimc Reefer Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard Cimc Reefer Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2015
31 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the service brakes, air; Vanguard National Trailer Corporation filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 15V858000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 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. |
| 15V586000 22 Sept 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015