2012 4-STAR Trailers 4-HORSE Bumper Pull & 2012 4-STAR Trailers 4-HORSE L.q. + 1 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
4-STAR Trailer is recalling certain model year 2012 4-HORSE l.q., 4-HORSE Bumper Pull and Polo trailers equipped with electric/hydraulic (e/h) brake actuator pumps. Some of these pumps may not have been properly heat treated. This condition CAN cause premature wear of some critical components in these pumps which CAN render the unit inoperable.
💥 The risk
The e/h brake actuator provides braking power to the Trailer brakes. Failure of the actuator CAN result in the loss of braking effort by the Trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
4-STAR trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The recall began on april 13, 2012. Owners may contact 4-STAR trailers at 1-800-848-3095 X140.
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
- 12V116000
- Manufacturer
- 4-STAR TRAILERS, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 3
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-848-3095
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 13, 2012
- Built
- Dec 15, 2011 – Dec 15, 2011
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.