Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (American Trailers)
Vehicle recall 83V-123. NHTSA received AMERICAN TRAILERS, INC.’s report on Nov 25, 1983.
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The short answer
NHTSA received AMERICAN TRAILERS, INC.’s report on Nov 25, 1983. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
AIR LEAKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE TWO HOSES THAT CONNECT TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CHAMBERS.
THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE HOSE MAY NOT EXTEND INTO THE BRAKE HOSE END FITTING, DUE TO POOR CRIMPING OF THE HOSE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings.
What should you do?
HOSES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNERS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK TRAILERS.SYSTEM: EMERGENCY BRAKES; HOSE SECTION.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS DEFECT COULD EITHER CAUSE AIR LEAKS OR ASEPARATION AT THE HOSE CONNECTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IN EACH CASELOSS OF AIR PRESSURE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE THE SPRING BRAKES, POSSIBLYCAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN AT A REDUCED SPEED AND IN AN UNLOADED CONDITIONUNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 30 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- American Trailers S-455and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers A-459and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers A-355and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers A-455and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers S-355and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers A-354and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers A-359and 1983, before the model years listed here
- American Trailers A-353and 1983, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by AMERICAN TRAILERS, INC..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.