1996 DITCH WITCH S5A Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 97V076000 on 05/22/1997
- Component:
- Suspension:rear
- Manufactured:
- 11/24/1996 - 01/13/1997
- Affected:
- 88
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: trailers. incorrect seals were installed in the wheel assemblies.
- Consequence:
- The incorrect seal can allow grease to leak onto the brakes, reducing the braking capability of the trailer, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install the correct seals in the wheel asssemblies.
- Notes:
- Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin may 27, 1997. note:owners who take their trailers to an authorized dealers on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ditch witch/charles machine at 1-405-336-3591.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 98V086000 on 04/29/1998
- Component:
- Wheels:rim
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1996 - 03/30/1997
- Affected:
- 820
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels that are stamped with "t16x16k dot 0496 rudeveca." the wheel center to rim welds have failed, causing the rim to break loose from the wheel center.
- Consequence:
- This condition could cause a driver to lose control of the trailer increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these wheels.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began june 17,1998.owners who take their trailers to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact charles machine at 1-580-336-3591.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V041000 on 02/27/2001
- Component:
- Wheels
- Manufactured:
- 01/09/1996 - 12/30/1997
- Affected:
- 723
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels painted silver with "dot usa t 16 x 6 kh" stamped into the rim. the center disk can crack with possible separation of rim from disk.
- Consequence:
- This increases the risk of loss of vehicle control.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these wheels. owner notification began march 19, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact charles machine at 1-580-336-4402.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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