The defect
Tadano America Corporation (Tadano) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ATF70G-4, ATF100G-4, ATF130G-5, ATF180G-5, ATF220G-5, and ATF400G-6 all-terrain crane trucks manufactured April 1, 2014, to October 9, 2015. The affected vehicles may have an improperly assembled air line connection which may result in a sudden loss of mobility or reduced braking.
The risk
A loss of air supply resulting in a loss of mobility and reduced braking power can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Tadano has notified owners, and dealers will test all of the air connections, repairing the connections as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2016. Owners may contact Tadano customer service at 1-281-869-0030. Tadano's number for this recall is 21602480.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tadano ATF100G-4 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tadano ATF130G-5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tadano ATF180G-5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tadano ATF220G-5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tadano ATF400G-6 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tadano ATF70G-4 | 2013, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadano ATF100G-4 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF100G-4 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF100G-4 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF130G-5 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF130G-5 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF130G-5 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF180G-5 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF180G-5 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF180G-5 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF220G-5 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF220G-5 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF220G-5 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF400G-6 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF400G-6 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF400G-6 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF70G-4 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF70G-4 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Tadano ATF70G-4 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2016
13 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the service brakes, air.
| 16V928000 22 Dec 2016 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 16V702000 30 Sept 2016 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 16V662000 14 Sept 2016 | Gillig LLC |
| 16V658000 13 Sept 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V470000 27 Jun 2016 | John Evans Mfg. |
| 16V448000 20 Jun 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V399000 2 Jun 2016 | West-Mark |
| 16V338000 23 May 2016 | Stoughton Trailers, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016