NHTSA Recall 11V512000 — Great Lakes Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light

What's wrong

GREAT LAKES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2007 TRAILERS, 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 ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OR WARNING LIGHT AND THUS FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." SEE THE ABOVE LIST FOR THE MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

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 THESE DEFICIENCIES INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The fix

GREAT LAKES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE THE UNIT WITH A COMPLIANT ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GREAT LAKES AT 1-920-842-2012.

GREAT LAKES' NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 1G9.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

11V512000

Filed by

Great Lakes Manufacturing Inc.

Report received

13 Oct 2011

Owners notified

28 Dec 2011

Potentially affected

226

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.

2002 Great Lakes Crib Drop 2003 Great Lakes Crib Drop 2005 Great Lakes Crib Drop 2006 Great Lakes Crib Drop 2007 Great Lakes Crib Drop 2002 Great Lakes Dump 2005 Great Lakes Economy 2006 Great Lakes Economy 2002 Great Lakes Pup 2003 Great Lakes Pup 2004 Great Lakes Pup 2005 Great Lakes Pup 2006 Great Lakes Pup 2007 Great Lakes Pup 2003 Great Lakes Rail Chasis 2004 Great Lakes Rail Chasis 2005 Great Lakes Rail Chasis 2006 Great Lakes Rail Chasis 2007 Great Lakes Rail Chasis 2002 Great Lakes Single Drop 2003 Great Lakes Single Drop 2004 Great Lakes Single Drop 2005 Great Lakes Single Drop 2006 Great Lakes Single Drop 2003 Great Lakes Tag Along 2002 Great Lakes Wallboard 2003 Great Lakes Wallboard 2004 Great Lakes Wallboard 2005 Great Lakes Wallboard 2006 Great Lakes Wallboard

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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