Simard Front Suspension, Simard Rear Suspension, model year 9999. Filed by Simard Suspensions inc and reported to NHTSA on 15 June 2018. 89 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Simard Suspensions Inc (Simard) is recalling certain front suspensions. These axles have plastic insulators installed between the wheel hub and the wheel or the brake drum and the wheel to prevent corrosion between the two components. Heat generated by the brakes may melt these insulators.
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 18E041 cover?
- Simard Front Suspension, Simard Rear Suspension.
- What is wrong with them?
- Simard Suspensions Inc (Simard) is recalling certain front suspensions. These axles have plastic insulators installed between the wheel hub and the wheel or the brake drum and the wheel to prevent corrosion between the two components. Heat generated by the brakes may melt these insulators.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the insulators melt, it can cause the wheel to loosen and detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Simard will notify owners, and dealers will remove or replace the insulators, free of charge. Owners may contact Simard customer service at 1-877-898-8317 or email: service@simardsuspensions.com.
- 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 insulators melt, it can cause the wheel to loosen and detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18E041 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Simard Suspensions inc |
| System at fault | Wheels:Hub |
| Reported to NHTSA | 15 June 2018 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | SIMARD FRONT SUSPENSION, SIMARD REAR SUSPENSION |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the insulators melt, it can cause the wheel to loosen and detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Simard will notify owners, and dealers will remove or replace the insulators, free of charge. Owners may contact Simard customer service at 1-877-898-8317 or email: service@simardsuspensions.com.
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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18E041, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e041/
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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