Recall Register

Chalmers: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Chalmers. NHTSA received the reports from 1987 to 2001. The campaigns have 905 units in total. The newest campaign is 01E021000. NHTSA received the report on 4 May 2001.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 905 units in total.

  1. 01E021000Received . 670 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: certain 2000 and possible 2001 model year trucks equipped with chalmers suspensions shipped may 8, 2000, to june 9, 2000, and september 19, 2000, to october 6, 2000. These vehicles may have defective fixed fabricated torque rods which could cause lack of axle retention.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Under these conditions, the driver could lose control of the vehicle which could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chalmers will notify the vehicle manufacturers customers and perform the remedy free of charge. Owner notification began may 2, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chalmers suspensions at 905-624-9750.

    Products named: Chalmers Suspension.

    Report filed by CHALMERS SUSPENSIONS INTL.

  2. 88E003000Received . 130 units.

    Suspension / Multiple Axle / Torque Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The torque rods may have insufficient weld penteration.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the weld fails it will allow the rear axles to moveout of position resulting in vehicle instability and loss of control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    A new complete upper torque rod system of new type with 4 rods per suspension will be installed to replace the present system.

    Products named: Chalmers.

    Report filed by CHALMERS SUSPENSIOUS INTL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 87E038000Received . 105 units.

    Suspension / Multiple Axle / Torque Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The torque rods may not have sufficient penetration at the dog leg welds.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the weld fails it will allow the rear axle to moveout of position resulting in vehicle instability and loss of control. Anytimedirectional control is lost without prior warning, there is a potential forvehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    A change in manufactuing processes will eliminate the weld on the dog leg tube. The tube will be manufactured by forming a continuous section.

    Products named: Chalmers.

    Report filed by CHALMERS SUSPENSIOUS INTL.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Chalmers equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1987, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Suspension1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Chalmers: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/chalmers/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: CHALMERS SUSPENSIOUS INTL; CHALMERS SUSPENSIONS INTL.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Chalmers products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Suspension
How many units does a Chalmers equipment campaign have?
The median Chalmers campaign has 130 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Chalmers campaigns name most often?
Suspension, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.