Express Cargo, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Express Trailers and reported to NHTSA on 23 October 2012. 10 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Express Trailers is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Express Cargo trailers equipped with Carlisle Tire and Wheel brand aluminum wheels installed as original equipment. These wheels were manufactured with machine dimensions for the application of a center cap and the application of steel lug inserts that were …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V512 cover?
- Express Cargo, model years 2011-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Express Trailers is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Express Cargo trailers equipped with Carlisle Tire and Wheel brand aluminum wheels installed as original equipment.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.
- Is there a fix yet?
- All of the affected owners were notified in October 2012. Owners may contact Express Trailers at 1-727-572-4265 for more information.
- 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 wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V512 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Express Trailers |
| System at fault | Wheels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 23 October 2012 |
| Model years | 2011-2012 |
| Vehicles named | EXPRESS CARGO |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.
The remedy
All of the affected owners were notified in October 2012. Owners may contact Express Trailers at 1-727-572-4265 for more information.
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 191 notices in the record whose component field names wheels. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 30 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V512, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v512/
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.
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