Reinke equipment query EQ12006
Power Products Axle Missing Locking Ring. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this equipment query about the axle assembly on 5 model years (2010–2013). Opened May 25, 2012, closed Jun 27, 2012 after 33 days without a recall. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedOn April 27, 2012, Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Reinke) notified the NHTSA that it had decided a defect exists in certain 2010-2013 intermodal chassis frames. On certain chassis frames, the locking ring that secures the spindle nut is missing from the axle or is improperly installed and the spindle nuts may be not be properly torqued. These conditions could lead to wheel separation which could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Also, detached dual wheels may enter the roadway increasing the risk of a crash. NHTSA assigned recall number 12V-175 to this matter. Reinke identified Power Products World Wide Heavy Duty (Power Products) as the manufacturer of these defective axles. On June 7, 2012, the Recall Management Division (RMD) mailed an Information Request (IR) letter to Power Products requesting a list of purchasers that might have also received these defective axles. On June 18, 2012, Power Products responded with a written letter noting that Reinke was the only purchaser of these defective axles. All vehicles that could have been impacted by these defective Power Products axles have been addressed through Reinke's 12V-175 safety recall. This EQ is closed.
A Equipment Query is a query about a piece of equipment — a component, a tire, a child seat — rather than a whole vehicle. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one closed without a recall. That means NHTSA found no defect trend it chose to act on at the time, or the manufacturer addressed the condition another way (a service campaign or a bulletin, which have their own pages). A closed file can be reopened if new reports arrive.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2012 Reinke Intermodal Cont Chassis; 2010 Reinke Intermodal Exten Chassis; 2011 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis; 2012 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis; 2013 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EQ12006 a recall?
No. A equipment query is NHTSA asking questions, not a recall. A safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number and a duty to repair for free; this one closed without one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is EQ12006 still open?
No. It closed on Jun 27, 2012 without a recall.
Which vehicles does EQ12006 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 5 model years: 2012 Reinke Intermodal Cont Chassis, 2010 Reinke Intermodal Exten Chassis, 2011 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis, 2012 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis, 2013 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.