2011 PJ Trailers DD recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Pj trailers is recalling certain model year 2012 trailers, equipped with dexter axle brand 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
Pj trailer will notify owners, and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 17, 2012. Owners may contact pj trailers at 1-903-669-0213.
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
- 12V174000
- Manufacturer
- PJ TRAILERS
- Vehicles affected
- 194
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 17, 2012
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administrations vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.