Dexter Axle Brake Actuator, model year 9999. Filed by Dexter Axle and reported to NHTSA on 4 January 2012. 1,713 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Dexter axle is recalling certain electric/hydraulic (e/h) brake actuator pumps sold for use on various trailers. some of these pumps may not have been properly heat treated. this condition can cause premature wear of some critical components in these pumps which can render the unit inoperable.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11E057 cover?
- Dexter Axle Brake Actuator.
- What is wrong with them?
- DEXTER AXLE IS RECALLING CERTAIN ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS TRAILERS. SOME OF THESE PUMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THESE PUMPS WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- DEXTER AXLE IS WORKING WITH THE INSTALLERS AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS WHO MAY HAVE HAD THE AFFECTED E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR INSTALLED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2011.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11E057 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DEXTER AXLE |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 January 2012 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | DEXTER AXLE BRAKE ACTUATOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEXTER AXLE IS WORKING WITH THE INSTALLERS AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS WHO MAY HAVE HAD THE AFFECTED E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR INSTALLED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DEXTER AXLE AT 1-260-636-5311 OR THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 11E057, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e057/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Dexter Axle notices we hold
- 23E070: Goodride ST 200 tire and wheel assemblies with size: ST235/80R16 LRE tires
- 22E080: Smart-Steer 2
- 22E053: 42mm Cartridge Bearing Washers, part number 005-147-01
- 21E019: Ingersoll Smart-Steer self steer axles
- 19E023: #13, #13D, #13G, #13T, #14, and #14T axles
- 18E090: Torsion Trailer Axles, models #10, #10F and #11
- 10E048: TRAILER AXLE ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 15, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2010
All 8 Dexter Axle campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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