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TRAILMOBILE issued a recall on the SEMI-TRAILER model

· Published by Transport Canada · Official notice

Details

Alert type: Recall
Category: Heavy Trailer
Department: Transport Canada
Notification type: Safety Industry
System: Not Entered
Units affected: 76
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Products

ModelMakeModel year(s) affected
SEMI-TRAILERTRAILMOBILE1984, 1985

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The issue

THESE TRAILERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS MODEL 700 TANDEM SUSPENSIONS INCORPORATING EIGHT TORQUE RODS (FOUR PER AXLE). THE BOLTS AND THE NUTS ATTACHING THE TORQUE RODS MAY HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED INADEQUATELY AND MAY WORK LOOSE IN SERVICE. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE TORQUE RODS WOULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE ALIGNMENT OF THE AXLE. IF SOME TORQUE RODS BECOME DETACHED,AN AXLE MAY BECOME DETACHED OR INSECURELY ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER. LOSS OF ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL OR COMPLETE AXLE DETACH MENT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
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