{
  "title": "Meritor recall 11E048 (C12AB): Meritor MFS-08",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e048/",
  "summary": "Recall 11E048 (Meritor): INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY RESULT IN BOLT FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND/OR ARM SEPARATION, THEREBY POTENTIALL...",
  "excerpt": "Meritor Mfs-08, model year 9999. Filed by Meritor, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 15 November 2011. 162 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Meritor is recalling certain mfs-08 series non-drive front axles sold as original equipment to be installed on various heavy trucks. during the assembly process, the steering attachment bolts may have been insufficiently torqued. 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 Meritor's own number for this recall: C12AB. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11E048 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY RESULT IN BOLT FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND/OR ARM SEPARATION, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 11E048 MERITOR, INC Steering:Column 15 November 2011 9999-9999 MERITOR MFS-08 INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY RESULT IN BOLT FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND/OR ARM SEPARATION, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING T",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:48:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:16:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Meritor recall 11E048 (C12AB): Meritor MFS-08\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e048/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}