Kalmar Ottawa, model years 2015 to 2022. Filed by Kalmar Solutions, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 4 May 2022. 687 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain 2015-2022 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors. The trailer handbrake valve and the trailer parking brake valve vent lines are plumbed together. This can cause the trailer parking brake to set unexpectedly when the trailer handbrake is released. As such, these vehicles fail …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 22V298 cover?
- Kalmar Ottawa, model years 2015-2022.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain 2015-2022 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors. The trailer handbrake valve and the trailer parking brake valve vent lines are plumbed together. This can cause the trailer parking brake to set unexpectedly when the trailer handbrake is released.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A trailer parking brake that sets unexpectedly can cause unintended vehicle motion, and increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will replace the tee fitting on the handbrake valve and reroute the parking brake valve and handbrake valve separately, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 25, 2022. Owners may contact Kalmar's customer service at 1-785-229-6327.
- 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: “A trailer parking brake that sets unexpectedly can cause unintended vehicle motion, and increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22V298 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| System at fault | Parking Brake:Conventional:Air |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 May 2022 |
| Model years | 2015-2022 |
| Vehicles named | KALMAR OTTAWA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A trailer parking brake that sets unexpectedly can cause unintended vehicle motion, and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the tee fitting on the handbrake valve and reroute the parking brake valve and handbrake valve separately, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 25, 2022. Owners may contact Kalmar's customer service at 1-785-229-6327.
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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 22V298, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v298/
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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Other Kalmar notices we hold
- 24V620: 2016-2017 Ottawa T2 6X4
- 24V182: 2023 Ottawa T2
- 23V029: 2022 Ottawa T2
- 22V786: 2022 Ottawa T2
- 22V566: 2021-2022 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors
- 21V552: 2021 Ottawa T2
- 20V020: 2019 Ottawa T2E battery electric
- 16V951: model year 2014-2016 Ottawa T2
All 16 Kalmar campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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