STIGERS TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2006-10-13.
Recall campaignNHTSA 06V393000
Wheels
Component
Wheels
Manufacturer
STIGERS TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.
Vehicles affected
21
Reported to NHTSA
2006-10-13
Defect description
ON CERTAIN UTILITY TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH RFD WHEELS, THERE IS A DEFECTIVE WELD OF THE WHEELS CENTER HUB TO THE WHEEL RIM.
Safety risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
RFD IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 05E031). RFD WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS ON THE AFFECTED TRAILERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RFD COMPONENTS AT 1-574-295-3939 OR STIGERS AT 1-502-875-1084.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.