NHTSA safety recall

Recall 11V014000 · manufacturer campaign 5JY

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light — Pitts Trailers · reported 19 Jan 2011 · 3,650 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PITTS ENTERPRISES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2008 FLATBED TRACTOR TRAILERS, MODELS LT, LP, LB-35, HD-35, TA, AND PT, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 2004 THROUGH OCTOBER 2008, EQUIPPED WITH THE MSQR 5000 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE REGULATOR/QUICK RELEASE VALVE DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE MSQR 5000 DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUISITE WARNING LIGHT WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."

The risk

THE PURPOSE OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) FOR AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, NO. 121, IS TO INSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. THE MSQR 5000, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRAILERS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL TO SATISFY FMVSS NO. 121'S ABS REQUIREMENTS, DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN ABS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121. ALSO, THE TRAILERS DO NOT HAVE A LIGHT TO WARN THE OPERATOR OF AN ABS MALFUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121. PITTS HAS RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS OR REPORTS OF ANY ONROAD FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NONCOMPLIANCE.

The fix

PITTS ENTERPRISES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MSQR 5000 SYSTEM WITH A COMPLIANT SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE SALES DEPARTMENT OF PITTS ENTERPRISES AT 1-334-855-4754.

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
11V014000
Manufacturer campaign
5JY
Filed by
Pitts Enterprises, Inc
Report received
19 Jan 2011
Owners notified
5 Aug 2011
Potentially affected
3,650

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2005 Pitts Trailers Hd-35 2006 Pitts Trailers Hd-35 2007 Pitts Trailers Hd-35 2008 Pitts Trailers Hd-35 2004 Pitts Trailers Lb-35 2005 Pitts Trailers Lb-35 2006 Pitts Trailers Lb-35 2007 Pitts Trailers Lb-35 2008 Pitts Trailers Lb-35 2004 Pitts Trailers Lp 2005 Pitts Trailers Lp 2006 Pitts Trailers Lp 2007 Pitts Trailers Lp 2008 Pitts Trailers Lp 2004 Pitts Trailers Lt 2005 Pitts Trailers Lt 2006 Pitts Trailers Lt 2007 Pitts Trailers Lt 2008 Pitts Trailers Lt 2005 Pitts Trailers Pt 2006 Pitts Trailers Pt 2007 Pitts Trailers Pt 2008 Pitts Trailers Pt 2005 Pitts Trailers Ta 2006 Pitts Trailers Ta 2007 Pitts Trailers Ta 2008 Pitts Trailers Ta

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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