{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Featherlite recall 12V201: Model Year 2006-2012 Trailers Equipped with a Meritor Axle",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v201/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V201 (Featherlite): PROLONGED USE OF THE SYSTEM IN THESE APPLICATIONS CAN RESULT IN THE DEGRADATION OF THE BEARING GREASE, THEREBY POTENTIALLY...",
  "excerpt": "Featherlite 1075, Featherlite 1076, Featherlite 4940, Featherlite 4941, Featherlite 8191, Featherlite 8260, model years 2006 to 2012. Filed by Featherlite, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 May 2012. 153 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Featherlite is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 trailers equipped with a meritor axle. the bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications. 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: “PROLONGED USE OF THE SYSTEM IN THESE APPLICATIONS CAN RESULT IN THE DEGRADATION OF THE BEARING GREASE, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A BEARING FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT WHEEL END FIRE.” 12V201 FEATHERLITE, INC. Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly 8 May 2012 2006-2012 FEATHERLITE 1075, FEATHERLITE 1076, FEATHERLITE 4940, FEATHERLITE 4941, FEATHERLITE 8191, FEATHERLITE 8260, FEATHERLITE 8261, FEATHERLITE 8270, FEATHERLITE 8581, FEATHERLITE TRAILER PROLONGED USE OF THE SYSTEM IN THESE APPLICATIONS CAN RESULT IN THE DEGRADATION OF THE BEARING GREASE, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A BEARING FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT WHEEL END FIRE. FEATHERL",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:28:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:53:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Featherlite recall 12V201: Model Year 2006-2012 Trailers Equipped with a Meritor Axle\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v201/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}