The defect
Double K, Inc is recalling certain 2017-2019 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Streetcar trackless trolley buses, built on a Daimler trucks North America (DTNA) Freightliner chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.
The risk
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Double K will notify owners, instructing them to contact a DTNA dealer to have the brake caliper mounting bolts checked and tightened, free of charge. The recall began April 5, 2019. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5095 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Double K's number for this recall is F772A-K.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hometown Trolley Mainstreet | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Hometown Trolley Streetcar | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Hometown Trolley Villager | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown Trolley Mainstreet | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Hometown Trolley Mainstreet | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Hometown Trolley Mainstreet | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Hometown Trolley Streetcar | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Hometown Trolley Streetcar | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Hometown Trolley Streetcar | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Hometown Trolley Villager | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Hometown Trolley Villager | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Hometown Trolley Villager | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2019
33 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes, air; Double K Inc. filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 19V913000 20 Dec 2019 | SVI Trucks |
| 19V898000 18 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V838000 21 Nov 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 19V828000 19 Nov 2019 | Marion Body Works Inc. |
| 19V803000 7 Nov 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V764000 25 Oct 2019 | Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 19V739000 16 Oct 2019 | Hyundai Translead |
| 19V711000 7 Oct 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019