Manufacturer profile

Meritor

Meritor has filed 23 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 15k vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file232015 to 2024
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Meritor, Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Meritor has averaged 2 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2016 peak of 4

Meritor recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

012342015201642017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Powertrain is Meritor's most recalled component since 2016

Meritor campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Powertrain
6
Steering
6
Brakes
4
Suspension
2
Electrical system
1
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Meritor uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2021 campaigns

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

MeritorAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Campaigns by model year covered

Meritor 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 Meritor filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Meritor campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
24E-103Dec 9, 2024Insufficient amount of lubricant in the front steer drive (FSD) axle hubs may result in damage to the wheel bearingsPowertrain128Not stated
24E-062Jul 26, 2024Tie rod assemblies may contain ball studs that have been incorrectly heat-treated, which can cause them to break, and possibly result in tie rod…Steering475Part replacement
23E-031Apr 11, 2023Front-drive steer axle fasteners may loosen, resulting in a complete separation of the axle assembly jointsSteering65Part replacement
23E-022Mar 20, 2023Front-drive steer axle fasteners may not have been tightened sufficiently and could come loose, resulting in a complete separation of the axle…Steering37Part replacement
22E-085Sep 30, 2022Tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to crack and allowing the tie rods to separateSteering1,601Part replacement
22E-027Mar 29, 2022Rear axle drive pinion may fracturePowertrain536Part replacement
21E-098Nov 30, 2021Rear axle drive pinion may fracturePowertrain98Part replacement
21E-028Apr 16, 2021Stator assembly wires may have been insufficiently crimped, causing high resistance, overheating, and preventing the high voltage system from startingElectrical system15Part replacement
21E-025Apr 8, 2021Spring brake chamber may have been assembled with incorrect springs that were out of specification, which can cause the pressure plate to shiftBrakes2,918Part replacement
20E-051Jul 28, 2020Power steering hydraulic hose was assembled with an incorrect fitting, which may cause the hose to fail and result in a loss of power steering assistSteering32Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Meritor's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2018 Wheel studs may have not been properly heat…0.00M
  2. 2021 Spring brake chamber may have been…0.00M
  3. 2020 Axles may have insufficient lubrication,…0.00M
  4. 2022 Tie rod clamps may have been improperly…0.00M
  5. 2017 Brake caliper bolts on these axles may not…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.