9999 SWAY COMMAND ANTI-SWAY TOW CONTROL Recall

Campaign:

16E078000 on 10/17/2016

Component:

Electrical system: integrated trailer brake control

Manufactured:

01/04/2016 - 07/18/2016

Affected:

304

Defect:

Lippert components, inc. (lci) is recalling certain sway command anti-sway tow controllers, part number 0271841, manufactured january 5, 2016, to july 19, 2016 and sold for use with model year 2014-2016 gm trucks. the use of lci's sway command with these trucks that are equipped with the integrated trailer brake control module (itbcm) could cause reduced braking effectiveness or a loss of brake control when towing a trailer.

Consequence:

Reduced or complete loss of braking control can increase the risk of a crash.

Correction:

Lci will notify owners and will replace the current controller with an updated controller with correct programming, free of charge. the recall began on december 5, 2016. owners may contact 1-574-537-8900. lci's number for this recall is lci-68-092016.

Notes:

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.

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