{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Meritor recall 22E027: 180 Series Drive Pinions",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22e027/",
  "summary": "Recall 22E027 (Meritor): A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose and unintentionally engage the parking brake, without detection or wit...",
  "excerpt": "Meritor Meritor, model year 9999. Filed by Meritor, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 29 March 2022. 536 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Meritor, Inc. (Meritor) is recalling certain 180 Series Drive Pinions. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture. 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: “A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose and unintentionally engage the parking brake, without detection or without activating brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash.” 22E027 Meritor, Inc. Power Train:Axle Assembly 29 March 2022 9999-9999 MERITOR MERITOR A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose and unintentionally engage the parking brake, without detection or without activating brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash. Meritor will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers to inspect and replace the differential carrier assembly or gear sets, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2022. Owners may contact Meritor customer service at 1-866-668-7221. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21E-098. This campaign is in t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:17:45+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-15T13:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Meritor recall 22E027: 180 Series Drive Pinions\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22e027/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}