Hy-Rail Hr4000 Series B Unit, Hy-Rail Hr4100 Series B Rear Unit, model year 9999. Filed by Harsco Rail and reported to NHTSA on 19 December 2012. 76 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Harsco Rail is recalling certain accessory HY-RAIL HR4000 series B and HY-RAIL HR4100 series B rear guide wheel units, within the serial number range 60100 through 63494. These units are installed for use on various work trucks to enable the vehicle to travel on railroad tracks. The potentially affected units may have …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12E055 cover?
- Hy-Rail Hr4000 Series B Unit, Hy-Rail Hr4100 Series B Rear Unit.
- What is wrong with them?
- Harsco Rail is recalling certain accessory HY-RAIL HR4000 series B and HY-RAIL HR4100 series B rear guide wheel units, within the serial number range 60100 through 63494. These units are installed for use on various work trucks to enable the vehicle to travel on railroad tracks.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the weld fails on the guide wheel unit while the vehicle is traveling on a roadway, it could create a potential road hazard, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Notification to owners began on December 10, 2012. Authorized repair facilities will weld on a retrofit kit, free of charge. For more information, owners may contact Harsco Rail at 1-803-822-9160.
- 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: “If the weld fails on the guide wheel unit while the vehicle is traveling on a roadway, it could create a potential road hazard, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 12E055 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Harsco Rail |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 December 2012 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | HY-RAIL HR4000 SERIES B UNIT, HY-RAIL HR4100 SERIES B REAR UNIT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the weld fails on the guide wheel unit while the vehicle is traveling on a roadway, it could create a potential road hazard, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Notification to owners began on December 10, 2012. Authorized repair facilities will weld on a retrofit kit, free of charge. For more information, owners may contact Harsco Rail at 1-803-822-9160.
What it said before
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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.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12E055, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e055/
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