Trailstar Z9, Z8. Published by Transport Canada as 2012040 on 3 February 2012. System: Brakes.
What the notice says On certain boat trailers, the brake caliper slider pins may not have received adequate tightening torque during the assembly process. This could allow the brake calipers to become loose, damaging various brake components. Ultimately, this could result in a loss of brake function which, in conjunction with traffic …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012040
- Recall date
- 3 February 2012
- Make
- Trailstar
- Models
- Z9, Z8
- Model years
- 2011 to 2012
- Vehicle class
- Light Trailer
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Recalls Audit
- Vehicles affected
- 6
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain boat trailers, the brake caliper slider pins may not have received adequate tightening torque during the assembly process. This could allow the brake calipers to become loose, damaging various brake components. Ultimately, this could result in a loss of brake function which, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver’s reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Tracker Marine dealers will apply a thread locking compound to the slider pins, and re-install them to the correct torque specification.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2012040.
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2012032 · 1 February 2012 · VNM, VHD, VNL · Brakes
- 2012033 · 1 February 2012 · Cxu, Chu · Brakes
- 2012027 · 27 January 2012 · T800, 365, 386 · Brakes
- 2012020 · 21 January 2012 · Tribute · Brakes
- 2012015 · 18 January 2012 · 3200 Commercial Bus, HC Commercial Bus · Brakes
- 2012003 · 5 January 2012 · Escape · Brakes
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