Recall
Heil Petro — 09V029000
NHTSA ID
09V029000
Make
Heil
Model
Petro
Years Affected
2007
Recall Date
2009-01-16
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Units Affected
294
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
EWR282
Summary
HEIL IS RECALLING 294 MY 2005-2008 HEIL PETRO TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH INTRA-LITE FRAMES. THE INTEGRITY OF THE HANGER BRACING COULD RESULT IN CRACKING AT THE REAR OF THE SUSPENSION FRAME.
Consequence
SUCH A CRACK, IF LEFT UNATTENDED, COULD PROGRESS TO AN ABRUPT FAILURE IN THE HANGER, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy
HEIL WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION TWO ATTACHMENT POINT BOLTED HANGER CROSS BRACE WITH A SIX ATTACHMENT BOLTED CROSS BRACE KIT TO REINFORCE THE FRAME STRUCTURE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AIR RESERVOIR MOUNTING WILL BE CHANGED FROM DIRECT FRAME MOUNT TO BRACKET ATTACHMENT MOUNT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 8, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HEIL AT 1-800-400-6913.