WHEELER RECALLS & DEFECTS | WHEELER PROBLEMS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of WHEELER recalls and defective parts found
on WHEELER automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety
administration is authorized to order the WHEELER manufacturers to
recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation
indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body,
or performance.
Most Recent Recalls
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| 1999-2001 WHEELER HOOPER | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE Units affected: 176 | WHEELER STEEL WORKS, INC. Report Date: 2003-09-26 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NO. 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE. |  |
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| 1999-2001 WHEELER GRAVEL PUP | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE Units affected: 176 | WHEELER STEEL WORKS, INC. Report Date: 2003-09-26 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NO. 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE. |  |
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