NHTSA recall campaign
06E039000
What was wrong
Defect
CERTAIN THERMO KING TRIPAC AUXILIARY POWER UNITS, TRIPAC TIER 1 SERIAL NUMBER RANGE 023D00A001 TO 065D02A022 AND TRIPAC TIER 2 SERIAL NUMBER RANGE 0453TC0001 TO #1153TC5116, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON ANY TRACTOR TRAILER OR BOX TRUCK. THE TRIPAC APU CLAW-SHAPED AND BOLTED ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAMPS MAY CRACK ALLOWING THE UNIT TO COME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Risk
A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR SHOULD THE APU FALL FROM THE TRUCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE.
Manufacturer remedy
THERMO KING WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ALUMINUM CLAMPS WITH STEEL CLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 11, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THERMO KING AT 952-887-2200.
To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →
Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.