East Manufacturing Corp.: Parking Brake
East Manufacturing Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 5, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 290. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
East Manufacturing Corp. (East) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Flatbed, Frame Dump, and Flatbed Tipper trailers manufactured January 10, 2014, to April 24, 2015, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
The risk
If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
East Manufacturing Corp. will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2016. Owners may contact East customer service at 1-330-325-9921.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 East Flatbed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 East Flatbed Tipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 East Frame Dump | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 East Flatbed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 East Flatbed Tipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 East Frame Dump | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 East Flatbed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 East Flatbed Tipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 East Frame Dump | 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 16V506000.
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