{
  "title": "Ifs recall 11E020: Ifs Electric Apu",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e020/",
  "summary": "Recall 11E020 (Ifs): IF LEFT UNCHECKED, THE WELDS MAY COMPLETELY FAIL, ALLOWING THE APU TO FALL FROM THE FRAME RAIL. IF THE UNIT FAILS WHILE THE V...",
  "excerpt": "Ifs Electric Apu, model year 9999. Filed by Idle Free Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 June 2011. 141 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Idle free is recalling certain auxiliary power units (apus) sold from october 2009 to may 2011, and installed as aftermarket equipment on heavy trucks. the welds on the metal housing of the frame rail system may crack and tear. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF LEFT UNCHECKED, THE WELDS MAY COMPLETELY FAIL, ALLOWING THE APU TO FALL FROM THE FRAME RAIL. IF THE UNIT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED, THE UNIT COULD STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR I…” 11E020 IDLE FREE SYSTEMS, INC. Equipment 2 June 2011 9999-9999 IFS ELECTRIC APU IF LEFT UNCHECKED, THE WELDS MAY COMPLETELY FAIL, ALLOWING THE APU TO FALL FROM THE FRAME RAIL. IF THE UNIT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED, THE UNIT COULD STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY. IDLE FREE SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A FRAME RAIL UPGRADE KIT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IDLE",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:47:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:13:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ifs recall 11E020: Ifs Electric Apu\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e020/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}