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Year · Make · Model

2011 Kaufman Flatbed

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

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Open recalls
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NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

1 campaign
12V410000·SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY2012-08-21

Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. and Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc. (Kaufman) is recalling certain model year 2011 flatbed trailers equipped with 10,000 lb. electrically-braked, oil bath axles. The wheel end caps on the oil bath axles can leak due to a cracked cap or a damaged O-ring.

RiskThe oil may leak out of the wheel end caps and if the condition is not corrected, the loss of oil could result in unexpected wheel bearing failure which may increase the risk of a crash.

FixKaufman will notify owners and will replace the affected wheel end caps and o-rings free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2012. Owners may contact Kaufman Trailers at 1-866-444-8971.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE12014·WHEELS:HUB2012-06-14 → 2012-10-11

Wheel-End Failures

Led to recall12V410000

PE12014·WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS2012-06-14 → 2012-10-11

Wheel-End Failures

Led to recall12V410000

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