Mertz recalls

2 NHTSA recall campaigns filed since 2000 that affect Mertz vehicles, newest first. Last verified Jul 30, 2026.

• Mar 11, 2019Crash risk
  2008–2018 Mertz Custom Trailer — Parking Brake

  Mertz Manufacturing, LLC is recalling certain 2008-2018 custom trailers. Plastic junction connections may have been installed in the air brake circuits. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

  19V195000 · 475 units · Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

• Nov 10, 2011Crash risk
  2010–2011 Mertz Halliburton — Service Brakes, Air

  MERTZ IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 HALLIBURTON TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2010, THROUGH MARCH 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.

  11V555000 · 257 units · MERTZ MANUFACTURING, LLC