Manufacturer profile

Dexter Axle

Dexter Axle has filed 9 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2018, covering 40k vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file92018 to 2023
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Dexter Axle Company".

Campaigns per year

Dexter Axle has averaged 1 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2018 peak of 4

Dexter Axle recall campaigns by report date, 2018 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

012342018420192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Suspension is Dexter Axle's most recalled component since 2018

Dexter Axle campaigns by primary component, 2018 to 2026.

Suspension
3
Steering
2
Powertrain
2
Tires
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Dexter Axle uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2018 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Dexter Axle against all manufacturers, by year.

Dexter AxleAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2018201920202021202220232024202520260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Campaigns by model year covered

Dexter Axle campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Dexter Axle filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Dexter Axle campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
23E-070Sep 25, 2023Sidewall of the tires may experience bubbling and separate, causing loss of tire pressureTires19,808Part replacement
22E-080Sep 21, 2022Steering arm may fracture during certain conditions, such as low speed and high side-loadingSteering81Repair or modification
22E-053Jun 22, 202242mm cartridge bearing washer within the hub assembly may crack, causing the hub to separate from the axle wheel endPowertrain2,926Part replacement
21E-019Mar 15, 2021Steering arm may detach from the steering knuckle during certain low-speed, high-side loading maneuversSteering1,238Repair or modification
19E-023Mar 7, 2019Axles may lack the proper amount of grease on the inner and outer bearings in the hubsSuspension882Part replacement
18E-100Nov 7, 2018Inner hub bearings may not have been sufficiently greased, which can cause the bearings to overheat and failPowertrain1,677Repair or modification
18E-090Sep 17, 2018Brake mounting flanges may be incorrectly oriented, possibly resulting in premature brake failureBrakes3,463Part replacement
18E-087Aug 28, 2018These axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to fail or the hub to overheatSuspension9,350Part replacement
18E-075Aug 2, 2018Incorrect tapered roller bearings may have been installedSuspension236Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Dexter Axle's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2023 Sidewall of the tires may experience…0.02M
  2. 2018 These axles may be missing inner bearing…0.01M
  3. 2018 Brake mounting flanges may be incorrectly…0.00M
  4. 2022 42mm cartridge bearing washer within the…0.00M
  5. 2018 Inner hub bearings may not have been…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.