Manac Flatbed, model year 2016. Filed by MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 July 2016. 2 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. (MANAC) is recalling certain 2016 Flatbed trailers, model 10850B069, manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 31, 2014. These trailers are equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves which may have been improperly machined which could cause a delay of application of the spring brakes …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V522 cover?
- Manac Flatbed, model year 2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. (MANAC) is recalling certain 2016 Flatbed trailers, model 10850B069, manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 31, 2014.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MANAC will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. . The recall began on September 2, 2016. Owners may contact MANAC customer service at 1-573-262-2166.
- 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 there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V522 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. |
| System at fault | Parking Brake |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 July 2016 |
| Model years | 2016-2016 |
| Vehicles named | MANAC FLATBED |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
MANAC will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. . The recall began on September 2, 2016. Owners may contact MANAC customer service at 1-573-262-2166.
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 175 notices in the record whose component field names parking brake. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V522, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v522/
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Other Manac notices we hold
- 21V269: 2018-2019 Steel Platforms (10450A140), 2019 Transfer Trailer (36453C038), and 2019 Square Dump Trailer (41336B739)
- 19V607: 2011-2020 Flatbed trailers
- 18V372: 2013-2018 Steel Dropdeck, 2017 Extendable Steel Dropdeck, and 2018 Steel Flatbed trailers equipped with steel side rails and lashing chains
- 17V157: 2016-2017 Van Trailers
- 16V357: model year 2014-2015 Darkwing Aluminum Flatbed 5 or 8 axle trailers manufactured May 19, 2014 to June 5, 2015
All 6 Manac campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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