Featherlite Trailer Recall for ArvinMeritor Axle Bearing Fire Risk
Featherlite is recalling 2007-2012 trailers with ArvinMeritor axles because low durability in the bearing system can cause wheel-end fires.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect can result in a 'wheel end fire,' which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural vehicle defects involving fire hazards.
Plain-English summary
Featherlite, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2012 Featherlite trailers equipped with ArvinMeritor axles that contain the FAG brand bearing system. The recall addresses a defect where the bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.
Prolonged use of the system in these applications can result in the degradation of the bearing grease. This degradation can potentially result in a bearing failure and a subsequent wheel-end fire.
Featherlite has notified owners, and ArvinMeritor is performing the repairs free of charge. The safety recall began on March 29, 2011. Owners may contact ArvinMeritor's OnTrac Performance Plus call center at 1-866-668-7221 or Featherlite at 1-563-547-6000. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FEATHERLITE TRAILER
- Brand
- FEATHERLITE
- Manufacturer
- FEATHERLITE, INC.
- Category
- Vehicle — Trailer
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 127
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- TRAILER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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