Kalmar Industries Corp: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Kalmar Industries Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 13, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 612. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
KALMAR IS RECALLING 612 MY 1997-1007 OTTAWA 30, 50, AND 60 DOT/EPA TERMINAL TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH SUSPENSIONED REAR AXLES OR "OTTO-RIDE" REAR SUSPENSIONS FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 106, 'BRAKE HOSES.' THE AIR BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.
The risk
IF A FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE AIR LINE INSTALLED ON THE SPRING BRAKE SIDE OF THE BRAKE CHAMBER, THE SPRING BRAKES WOULD APPLY. SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKE WHILE TRAVELING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KALMAR AT 1-785-229-6327.
33 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Ottawa 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Ottawa 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Ottawa 60 Dot/Epa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V256000.
Full record for the 2007 Ottawa 30 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →