Featherlite, Inc.: Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly
Featherlite, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 8, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 153. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FEATHERLITE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2012 TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR AXLE. THE BEARING SYSTEM HAS EXHIBITED LOW DURABILITY LIFE IN CERTAIN VEHICLE APPLICATIONS.
The risk
PROLONGED USE OF THE SYSTEM IN THESE APPLICATIONS CAN RESULT IN THE DEGRADATION OF THE BEARING GREASE, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A BEARING FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT WHEEL END FIRE.
The remedy
FEATHERLITE IS WORKING WITH THE MERITOR TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES THAT CONTAIN THE SUBJECT AXLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2012. THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN 11V-396. TRAILERS THAT WERE REPAIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FEATHERLITE AT 1-563-547-6000.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Featherlite 8270 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Featherlite 1075 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Featherlite 1076 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Featherlite Trailer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Featherlite 1075 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Featherlite 1076 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Featherlite 4941 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Featherlite 1075 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Featherlite 1076 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Featherlite 8261 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Featherlite 8270 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Featherlite 8581 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Featherlite 1075 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Featherlite 8191 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Featherlite 8260 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Featherlite 8261 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Featherlite 8270 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Featherlite 1075 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Featherlite 4940 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Featherlite 4941 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Featherlite 1075 | 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 12V201000.
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