Washington, DC:
As of Friday, September 23, 2016, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), part of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of 61 vehicle, tire, accessory or other related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/5G8bb
Direct link: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchCurrentMonthRecall
Additional information:
Among the 61 recalls the NHTSA has announced this September comes news of the following:
Daimler Trucks North America (“DTNA”) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) XCM, XCR, and XCL motorhome chassis manufactured December 21, 2012, to December 22, 2015. On certain motorhome chassis built with a heavier, adjustable, straight foot pedal, the brake activation signal to certain towed devices may not deactivate when the motorhome service brakes are released.
According to the NHTSA, if the brake activation signal to a towed device remains active when the motorhome chassis service brakes are released, the brakes on a towed device may remain engaged depending on brake configuration of the trailer. As a result, the brakes would drag and possibly overheat potentially resulting in a fire. Additionally, following drivers may be confused by the motorhome’s actions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Want to read more about this recall? Please click on the links above to visit the originating site and see individual vehicle, tire or accessory recalls.
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Additional information about this recall:
Recalls Direct RIN: 7623-2016
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Filed under: Burn or scald hazard, Fire or smoke hazard, US NHTSA, Vehicles | Tagged: air bag malfunction hazard, air bag sensing and diagnostic module malfunction, burn hazard, crash hazard, Daimler Trucks North America, DTNA, fire hazard, Forest River, injury hazard, NHTSA, Recalls Direct RIN: 7623-2016, seat belt pretensioners malfunction, unintended emergency beacon activation hazard, US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |