PRA number
2011/12470
Published date
Product description
Automatic slack adjusters react to, and adjust for, variations in brake shoe-to-drum clearance and maintain the proper amount of space between the shoe and drum, ensuring that this clearance is always constant at the time of braking.
Reasons the product is recalled
In certain cases during the casting stage of manufacture, non-conformance occurred in the slack adjuster housing, resulting in a flow notch in the “handle” portion that reduced the effective cross sectional area and structural integrity.
The hazards to consumers
A manufacturing non-conformance in the slack adjuster housing could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads. This could cause the vehicle to have reduced and/or uneven braking capacity, resulting in the vehicle veering off the road and causing property damage, injury or death.
What consumers should do
Consumers will be contacted directly by letter and email from Gunite offering a FREE replacement unit.
For more information contact PBR Automotive Aftermarket on 03 9575 2200.
For more information contact PBR Automotive Aftermarket on 03 9575 2200.
Supplier
Traders who sold this product
PBR Automotive Aftermarket,
264 E. Boundary Road,
E. Bentleigh, Victoria
264 E. Boundary Road,
E. Bentleigh, Victoria
Dates available for sale
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Responsible regulator
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is the responsible regulator for this recall.
