2000 Drake Hopper Trailer recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: Hopper trailers. These Hopper trailers were not equipped with the anti-lock braking system in compliance with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems."
💥 The risk
Without the anti-lock braking system, these Hopper trailers will have an increased likelihood of crashes caused by jackknifing and other losses of directional stability and control during braking.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install an anti-lock braking system. Owner notification began february 26, 2001. 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 drake trailers at 1-317-729-5703.
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
- 01V052000
- Manufacturer
- DRAKE TRAILERS OF EDINBURGH
- Vehicles affected
- 152
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 26, 2001
- Built
- Mar 1, 1998 – Oct 1, 2000
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).