Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V489000

Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire

SCOTT HEALTH & SAFETY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-10-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V489000

Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire

Component: Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
Manufacturer: SCOTT HEALTH & SAFETY
Vehicles affected: 188
Reported to NHTSA: 2007-10-16
Owners notified: 2008-01-16

Defect description

ON CERTAIN AIR COMPRESSOR TRAILERS, THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT MAY FAIL AT ONE OR MORE OF THE WELDS ON THE UPRIGHT BAR RESULTING IN THE SPARE TIRE COMING LOOSE AND FALLING FROM THE TRAILER.

Safety risk

SHOULD THE SPARE TIRE DETACH ITSELF FROM THE CARRIER WHILE THE TRAILER IS IN MOTION, A CRASH MAY RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

SCOTT WILL REPLACE THE OLD STYLE SPARE TIRE MOUNT WITH ONE OF A NEW DESIGN. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SCOTT AT 1-800-247-7257.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
SCOTT Liberty I	2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
SCOTT Liberty II	2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

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.