1995 Telma Retarder

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor98E025000

Filed Aug 12, 1998807 vehiclesTelma Retarder, Inc.

Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: BRAKE RETARDERS FOR USE ON TRUCKS, BUSES, AND OTHER LARGE SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES. THE LINKAGE CONNECTING THE RETARDER ROTOR TO THE SHAFT CAN BECOME DISTORTED OVER TIME CAUSING CERTAIN CONNECTING BOLTS TO FRACTURE.

Risk. THE ROTOR AND CONNECTED DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS CAN SEPARATE COMPLETELY FROM THE RETARDER RESULTING IN LOSS OF DRIVE CAPABILITY AND CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT.

Remedy. TELMA WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH REPAIR KITS CONSISTING OF INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND NEW SHIMS, PRESSURE WASHERS, BOLTS, AND LOCKING PLATES ON THE RETARDER.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Recalls	Assessment
1998	1	Routine
1997	1	Routine
1996	1	Routine
1995 — this page	1	Routine
1994	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 12, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.