Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly (Stratos)
Vehicle recall 16V-804. NHTSA received PTIC’s report on Nov 4, 2016.
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What’s wrong with it?
If the axles are overloaded, the bearings may overheat and/or the hubs may detach from the axles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Pavement Technologies Int’l.
Corp.
(PTIC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Stratos DMT-400, DTM-600, DMT-1000, DMD-400, DMD-600, DMD-1000, SG-400I, SG-600I, and SG-1000I Asphalt Distributor trailers manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 20, 2016.
The weight of the affected trailers, when the tank is fully loaded, may exceed the axle manufacturer’s maximum load bearing capacity.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly.
What should you do?
PTIC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the axles with upgraded ones, free of charge. The recall began on December 23. 2016. Owners may contact PTIC customer service at 1-518-218-7676.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.safercar.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 45 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- Stratos DMD-100020162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos DMT-100020162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos DMD-60020162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos DMD-40020162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos SG-600I20162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos SG-400I20162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos SG-1000I20162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos DMT-40020162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Stratos DMT-60020162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by PTIC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 26, 2026 and checked Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 26, 2026.