Elite Livestock Trailer, model year 2012. Filed by Elite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 May 2013. 3 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Elite Trailer Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2012 Livestock Gooseneck trailers manufactured November 17, 2011, through January 17, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with Carlisle hydraulic brake actuators. One of the rotating components in the hydraulic brake pump missed a heat treating operation …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V209 cover?
- Elite Livestock Trailer, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Elite Trailer Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2012 Livestock Gooseneck trailers manufactured November 17, 2011, through January 17, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with Carlisle hydraulic brake actuators.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Loss of braking ability can lead to loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash, serious injuries, or property damage.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Elite Trailer has notified all affected owners and dealers have replaced all of the defective actuators. Owners may contact Elite Trailer at 1-800-657-7305.
- 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: “Loss of braking ability can lead to loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash, serious injuries, or property damage.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V209 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Elite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 May 2013 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | ELITE LIVESTOCK TRAILER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Loss of braking ability can lead to loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash, serious injuries, or property damage.
The remedy
Elite Trailer has notified all affected owners and dealers have replaced all of the defective actuators. Owners may contact Elite Trailer at 1-800-657-7305.
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 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V209, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v209/
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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- Defect summary
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