Reading Truck Equipment Rail Gear Trucks Hd, model year 2021. Filed by Reading Truck Group LLC and reported to NHTSA on 7 July 2025. 7 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2021 Rail Gear HD trucks. Welds may crack and fail, allowing the front rail gear to shift and contact the road.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 25V411 cover?
- Reading Truck Equipment Rail Gear Trucks HD, model year 2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2021 Rail Gear HD trucks. Welds may crack and fail, allowing the front rail gear to shift and contact the road.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The rail gear dragging on the ground can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Reading will reweld the joints between the rail gear and chassis, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2025. Owners may contact Reading's customer service at 1-610-775-3301.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The rail gear dragging on the ground can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 25V411 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Reading Truck Group LLC |
| System at fault | Structure:Frame And Members |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 July 2025 |
| Model years | 2021-2021 |
| Vehicles named | READING TRUCK EQUIPMENT RAIL GEAR TRUCKS HD |
What the notice says today
The defect
Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2021 Rail Gear HD trucks. Welds may crack and fail, allowing the front rail gear to shift and contact the road.
The consequence
The rail gear dragging on the ground can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Reading will reweld the joints between the rail gear and chassis, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2025. Owners may contact Reading's customer service at 1-610-775-3301.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We last read the wording of this campaign on 17 September 2026, and it matched the copy we already held.
That copy hashes to 75bc32dfb644ac58ce9f235c04445412…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 25V411, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v411/
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4de6ff2d - Remedy
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