NHTSA recall 01E026000 · Equipment
Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Caliper
Reported Jun 13, 20013,884 vehicles affectedTIE DOWN ENGINEERING
The defect
Equipment description: generation 1 boat trailer disc brake calipers part no. 46240 which the piston seizes in the alloy caliper casting due to corrosion from salt water.
The risk
The brake could fail to respond to pressure from the brake actuator possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
The remedy
All of these units have been replaced as of september 1998.