2011 Vanguard Cool Globe Recalls

All 2011 Vanguard Cool Globe recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

November 19th, 2010

NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V580000
Manufacturer: VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION
Manufactured Begin Date: July 8th, 2010
Manufactured End Date: July 29th, 2010
Date of Owner Notification: November 24th, 2010

Defect Summary:
VANGUARD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 COOL GLOBE TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ARVIN MERITOR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. THE SUSPECT SYSTEMS MAY HAVE MISSING WELDS AT THE INTERFACE OF THE LOWER SEAT BRACKET AND AXLE BEAM.

Consequence Summary:
MISSING WELDS COULD ALLOW THE AXLE TO ROLL OUT OF POSITION AND POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE HANDLING OF THE TRAILER SUCH THAT A DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Corrective Summary:
VANGUARD IS WORKING WITH ARVIN MERITOR TO IDENTIFY OWNERS WITH THE AFFECT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVIN MERITOR AT 1-248-435-0896.

Recall Notes:
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

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