NEW Flyer, International and 1 others equipment query EQ12011
Leaking MGM brake chambers. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this equipment query about the chamber on 29 model years (2010–2013). Opened Dec 4, 2012, closed Jul 12, 2013 after 7 months. It led to safety recall 13E012000, 13E022000, 13E056000, 13V056000, 13V137000, 13V138000, 13V140000, 13V145000, 13V152000, 13V153000, 13V167000, 13V205000, 13V474000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedThe summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume. This equipment query 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 became a recall. The campaign page carries the manufacturer’s filed defect, risk and remedy, the build window and every model year covered; whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2013 International 8600; 2012 International Durastar; 2013 International Durastar; 2011 International Prostar; 2012 International Prostar; 2013 International Prostar; 2012 International Workstar; 2011 NEW Flyer C35LFR; 2012 NEW Flyer C40FLR; 2011 NEW Flyer D35LFR; 2011 NEW Flyer D40LFR; 2012 NEW Flyer D40LFR; 2011 NEW Flyer D60LFR; 2012 NEW Flyer D60LFR; 2011 NEW Flyer DE35LFR; 2011 NEW Flyer DE40LFR; 2011 NEW Flyer DE60LFR; 2012 NEW Flyer DE60LFR; 2010 NEW Flyer XD35; 2011 NEW Flyer XD35; 2011 NEW Flyer XD40; 2010 NEW Flyer XDE35; 2011 NEW Flyer XDE35; 2010 NEW Flyer XDE40; 2011 NEW Flyer XDE40; 2012 NEW Flyer XDE40; 2011 NEW Flyer XN40; 2012 NEW Flyer XN40; 2011 NEW Flyer XN60.
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 EQ12011 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 13E012000, 13E022000, 13E056000, 13V056000, 13V137000, 13V138000, 13V140000, 13V145000, 13V152000, 13V153000, 13V167000, 13V205000, 13V474000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is EQ12011 still open?
No. It closed on Jul 12, 2013 and led to recall 13E012000, 13E022000, 13E056000, 13V056000, 13V137000, 13V138000, 13V140000, 13V145000, 13V152000, 13V153000, 13V167000, 13V205000, 13V474000.
Which vehicles does EQ12011 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 29 model years: 2013 International 8600, 2012 International Durastar, 2013 International Durastar, 2011 International Prostar, 2012 International Prostar, 2013 International Prostar and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.