2001, 2003 Doepker Steel Grain Bulker PUP & 2003 Doepker Aluminum Bulker A-Train recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems." these trailers were manufactured without anti-locking braking system (ABS) on the front axles.
💥 The risk
The use of conventional (non-abs) brakes on the front axle could allow a wheel lockup that could in turn lead to jackknifing the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install ABS on the front axles. Owner notification began may 25, 2003. 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 doepker at 1-306-598-2171.
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
- 03V177000
- Manufacturer
- DOEPKER INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Vehicles affected
- 6
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 15, 2003
- Built
- Mar 1, 1998 – May 1, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).