Double K Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
Double K Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 11, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Steetcar trackless trolley buses, built on a Daimler trucks North America (DTNA) Freightliner chassis. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
The risk
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Double K will notify owners, instructing them to contact a DTNA dealer to have the brake caliper mounting bolts checked and tightened, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5095 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Double K's number for this recall is FL794A-V.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Hometown Trolley Mainstreet | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Hometown Trolley Streetcar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Hometown Trolley Mainstreet | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Hometown Trolley Streetcar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 3 | 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 19V029000.
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