Emergency Brake System Switch Wired Incorrectly – 2019-2021 Old Dominion Brush Trailers

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November 24, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V926000

Emergency Brake System Switch Wired Incorrectly

Incorrect wiring may prevent the emergency trailer brake from engaging when the trailer becomes untethered, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V926

Manufacturer Alamo Group Inc.

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 292

 

Summary

Alamo Group Inc. (Alamo) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Old Dominion Brush Co. LCT450, LCT600, LCT650, LCT6000, DCL800TM, DCL8027, and DCL8031 trailers equipped with John Deere engines. The emergency brake system breakaway switch was incorrectly wired.

 

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and re-wire the breakaway cable system as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Alamo customer service at 1-800-446-9823.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 


Notification of Safety Recall and Recall Remedy Instructions for 21V-926
Certain ODB DCL, GMV, LCT, SCL, and XV model leaf vac trailers manufactured in 2019 โ€“ 2021 Emergency braking system
Emergency braking system

 

REASON FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL:

On November 24, Alamo Group Inc., filed a Defect Information Report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) informing the agency that in certain tow-behind and trailermount leaf vac trailers manufactured by Old Dominion Brush Co. (โ€œODBโ€), the emergency brake systemโ€™s breakaway switch was wired to the starter, not the battery; as a result, emergency braking capability is only operational while starting the trailer engine.  If a trailer lacking emergency braking capability became untethered from the towing vehicle, the emergency trailer brake would not engage, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

AFFECTED VEHICLES:

Make and Model Number of vehicles Production Period
LCT450, LCT600, LCT650, LCT6000, DCL800TM, GMV550, SCL800TM, XV550, XV600, XV6000291January 1, 2019 โ€“ November 1, 2021

 

REMEDY:

Remedy parts are available now.  Dealers will inspect the breakaway cable system and, if necessary, properly re-wire the system such that the emergency brake is connected to the battery instead of the starter.   This service must be performed on all affected trailers at no charge to the trailer owner.  Attached please find the service procedure for completing this repair.  The repair takes about 30 minutes to complete.

 

REIMBURSEMENT:

Alamo Group will reimburse dealers for performing this remedy.

 

OWNER LETTER MAILING DATE:

Alamo Group will notify owners of this safety recall by letter mailed on or before January 23, 2022.

 

CUSTOMER CONTACTS:

Dealers should repair any LCT or DCL trailer covered by this safety recall that arrives at their dealerships, whether or not the owner has received a safety recall letter.  The ODB Warranty Department  (at 1-800-446-9823 and warranty@odbco.com), is available to support you in executing a customer-friendly process for remedying these vehicles.

 


Chronology :

On September 29, 2021, a dealer notified ODB that two DCL800TM25 trailers failed a test of the breakaway cable system during a standard pre-delivery inspection because the emergency brakes did not engage when the breakaway cable plug was pulled.

In October 2021, ODB conducted a safety investigation to assess the failure mode, the failure rate, and potential causes.

ODB interviewed all assemblers of the breakaway cable system and learned the assemblers wired the breakaway cable to either of the two posts on the starter solenoid (i.e., to either to the battery or to the starter).

ODB also learned from the quality control technician that he only tested the service brakes of the trailer and not the breakaway switch.

As part of the safety investigation, ODB inspected five trailers in production or still on the lot. ODB identified that all the units with a John Deere engine had incorrect wiring whereas all the units with a Kubota engine had correct wiring. ODB inspected five additional units manufactured in 2018 that were in ODBโ€™s custody for warranty-related purposes. The breakaway cable was correctly wired to the battery in these five units.

As of November 19, 2021, Alamo was aware of no warranty claims, no deaths, and no injuries related to this issue. The September 29, 2021, dealer report is the only such notification Alamo has received on this issue. On November 19, 2021, Alamo decided to declare a voluntary safety recall to remedy this issue.

 


6 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
OLD DOMINION BRUSH CO.TOW BEHIND UNIT2019-2021
OLD DOMINION BRUSH CO.TRAILER MOUNT UNIT2019-2021

 


9 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V926-5590.PDF 216.171KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V926-2796.pdf 696.063KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-21V926-6837.pdf 821.073KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-21V926-7475.pdf 835.086KB

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Recall 573 Report – December 22, 2021

RCLRPT-21V926-8390.PDF 216.297KB

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Recall 573 Report – December 22, 2021

RCLRPT-21V926-3059.PDF 216.296KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-1

RCLQRT-21V926-6254.PDF 211.132KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-2

RCLQRT-21V926-5859.PDF 211.233KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-3

RCLQRT-21V926-1236.PDF 211.322KB

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