{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1995206 (Dorsey), 1996: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1995206/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1995206, DORSEY VAN TRAILER, 1995-11-17. THE DEFECT EXISTS IN THE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY GLADHANDS LOCATED ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE.",
  "excerpt": "Dorsey Van Trailer. Published by Transport Canada as 1995206 on 17 November 1995. System: Brakes. What the notice says The defect exists in the service and emergency gladhands located on the front wall of the trailer. the bolts used to attach the gladhand lock plate to the gladhand are defective due to hydrogen embrittlement. this condition could cause the bolts to fail prematurely. if the bolts fail, then the gladhand lock plate can … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE DEFECT EXISTS IN THE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY GLADHANDS LOCATED ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE TRAILER. THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE GLADHAND LOCK PLATE TO THE GLADHAND ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE BOLTS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. IF THE BOLTS FAIL, THEN THE GLADHAND LOCK PLATE CAN COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE SEAL TO BE BROKEN IN THE AIR LINE BETWEEN THE TOWING VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. IF THE SUPPLY LINE SEAL IS BROKEN, THEN THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WILL APPLY AND THE TRAILER CAN EXPERIENCE A PANIC STOP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER. IF THE CONTROL LINE SEAL IS BROKEN, THEN THE TRAILER CAN BE OPERATING WITHOUT SERVICE BRAKES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER. EITHER CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: GLADHAND",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:19:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:19:18+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1995206 (Dorsey), 1996: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1995206/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}