2000 Summit AD15 & 2000 Summit AD30 + 6 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: flatbed and dump trailers. These vehicles utilize gunite corporation model 2764 cast steel brake drums and a combination of steel or aluminum wheels produced by other manufacturers. These drums bear date codes between "162 99" and "225 99," inclusive. A stress crack in the metal on the inside brake drum face diameter CAN occur, resulting in a complete separation from the brake drum.
💥 The risk
This condition could cause a loss of braking capability.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace all of the cast iron brake drums.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V249003
- Manufacturer
- SUMMIT TRAILER SALES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 249
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-235-5635
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 15, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 15, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact trailstar at 1-800-235-5635 or guinite at 1-800-553-6691. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).