The defect
Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain 2015-2022 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors. The trailer handbrake valve and the trailer parking brake valve vent lines are plumbed together. This can cause the trailer parking brake to set unexpectedly when the trailer handbrake is released. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
A trailer parking brake that sets unexpectedly can cause unintended vehicle motion, and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the tee fitting on the handbrake valve and reroute the parking brake valve and handbrake valve separately, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 25, 2022. Owners may contact Kalmar's customer service at 1-785-229-6327.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Kalmar Ottawa T2 | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2022
10 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the parking brake; Kalmar Solutions, LLC filed 18 campaigns in all.
| 22V855000 18 Nov 2022 | Proterra Operating Company, Inc. |
| 22V790000 20 Oct 2022 | Orange EV |
| 22V776000 14 Oct 2022 | Shyft Group |
| 22V682000 12 Sept 2022 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 22V530000 22 Jul 2022 | Lion Electric Company |
| 22V468000 30 Jun 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V364000 20 May 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V322000 11 May 2022 | Kia Motors America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022