Accuride Extends Warranty on Gunite® Automatic Slack Adjusters
March 18 2015 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
- Extends Gunite® automatic slack
adjuster standard warranty to industry-best 6-years/1
million-miles
- Reflects Accuride’s confidence in the
performance, quality and durability of these products
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW), a leading supplier of
components to the North American commercial vehicle industry,
announced that it has improved the standard warranty coverage
for its Gunite standard and Gunite 2000 range of automatic slack
adjusters (ASA), extending mileage and warranty length on these
models to industry-leading levels. Accuride based the improvements
on the exacting, world-class quality standards of its automated
slack adjuster assembly operation in Rockford, Ill.
Accuride has extended its Gunite(R)
automatic slack adjuster standard warranty to an industry-best
6-years/1 million-miles for over-the-road, line-haul trucks and
trailers. (Photo: Business Wire)
The new extended warranties for the Gunite standard ASA and
Gunite 2000 ASA are among the Industry’s best coverage across the
application classifications of: 1) over-the-road/line haul truck
and trailers, 2) school bus/city delivery vehicles, and 3) severe
service waste/refuse vehicles.
Limited Warranty Revisions:
- Over-the-road/line-haul trucks and
trailers: increased to 6 years/1 million miles, from 5
years/500,000 miles.
- School bus/city delivery vehicles:
increased to 4 years/400,000 miles, from 3 years/300,000
miles.
- Severe service, waste/refuse: increased
to 3 years/300,000 miles, from 2 years/200,000 miles.
These six-, four- and three-year warranties are industry-leading
for these application segments. The extended warranty is applicable
for Gunite ASAs manufactured on or after April 6, 2015. Gunite ASAs
manufactured prior to the April 6, 2015 date will remain warranted
at previous warranty terms and conditions.
“Our investment in automated, state-of-the-art slack-adjuster
assembly operations at our Rockford, Illinois, facility has
significantly improved the rigor of our quality processes for
Gunite standard and Gunite 2000 ASA components,” Scott Hazlett,
Accuride Senior Vice President/Operations said. “We are able to
achieve tighter production tolerances than ever before, giving us
even greater confidence in the ability of our automatic slack
adjusters to dependably perform as promised, mile after mile. As a
result, we are passing along that confidence to our customers by
increasing the warranty coverage on these products to industry-best
levels.”
About Gunite ASAs
Gunite standard and Gunite 2000 automatic slack adjusters
support safe, efficient, Reduced Stopping Distance (RSD)-compliant
braking system operation due to their design and performance
characteristics:
- Flexible – Un-handed design means it
can be mounted on either side of the axle, resulting in fewer part
numbers to order and lower inventory levels. External brackets are
unnecessary.
- Compact – Its compact housing clears
the axle and adjacent chassis components and fits applications
other slacks may not.
- Consistent – Its unique combination of
clearance-sensing technology and apply-stroke adjustment capability
creates one of the most consistent and dependable brake
applications in the industry.
- Refined – Delivers finer braking
adjustments than other standard slack adjusters in the marketplace
for improved stopping distance performance.
For more information on Gunite ASAs
For additional product and warranty information, as well as a
complete list of Gunite automatic slack adjusters, visit
http://www.accuridewheelendsolutions.com/products/slack-adjusters/.
About Accuride Corporation
With headquarters in Evansville, Ind., USA, Accuride Corporation
is a leading supplier of components to the North American
commercial vehicle industry. The company’s products include
commercial vehicle wheels; wheel-end components and assemblies; and
specialty cast-iron components for a range of agricultural,
construction and mining, and oil and gas equipment applications.
The company’s products are marketed under its brand names, which
include Accuride®, Accuride Wheel End SolutionsTM, Gunite®, and
BrillionTM. Accuride’s common stock trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the ticker symbol ACW. For more information, visit
the Company’s website at http://www.AccurideCorp.com.
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Accuride CorporationMEDIA RELATIONSTimothy G.
Weir, APR, 812-962-5128Director of Public Affairs,
Communications & Marketingtweir@accuridecorp.comorINVESTOR
RELATIONSTodd Taylor, 812-962-5105Vice President and
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