The defect
Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 DT6, HG4000, HC6000, HG8000, TG5000, TG7000 and WC2300XL, 2014-2015 TG9000 and 2015-2016 WC2500XL trailers, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
The risk
If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Vermeer will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. Vermeer issued an interim notification to owners on August 19, 2016. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Vermeer Customer Service Department at 1-641-628-3141. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK3350.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vermeer DT6 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer HG4000 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer HG6000 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer HG8000 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer TG5000 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer TG7000 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer TG9000 | 2014, 2015 |
| Vermeer WC2300XL | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vermeer WC2500XL | 2015, 2016 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 DT6 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer DT6 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer DT6 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG4000 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG4000 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG4000 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG6000 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG6000 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG6000 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG8000 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG8000 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer HG8000 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer TG5000 | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Vermeer TG5000 | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Vermeer TG5000 | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Vermeer TG7000 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer TG7000 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer TG7000 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer TG9000 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer TG9000 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer WC2300XL | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer WC2300XL | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer WC2300XL | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer WC2500XL | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer WC2500XL | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the parking brake; Vermeer Manufacturing Company filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 16V741000 14 Oct 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V725000 11 Oct 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V652000 8 Sept 2016 | Groupe Cambli inc |
| 16V580000 3 Aug 2016 | Hyundai Translead |
| 16V525000 11 Jul 2016 | Heil Company |
| 16V523000 11 Jul 2016 | MANAC INC. |
| 16V524000 11 Jul 2016 | Polar Tank Trailer, LLC. |
| 16V522000 11 Jul 2016 | MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016