Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V209000

Equipment: other: labels

NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-06-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V209000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.
Vehicles affected
17,091
Reported to NHTSA
2009-06-10
Owners notified
2009-06-15

Defect description

NORTHERN IS RECALLING 17,091 LONG CHIH TRAILERS FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS" IN THAT THEY ARE MISSING A TIRE PLACARD LABEL. ALSO, THE GVWR ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL ON SOME OF THE TRAILERS IS INCORRECT. FINALLY, THE GVWR AND GAWR MUST BE STATED IN POUNDS.

Safety risk

THE MISSING AND INCORRECT INFORMATION COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

LONG CHIH IS CONDUCTING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND CORRECTED LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO CONSUMERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPERLY AFFIX THE CORRECTED LABEL TO THE TRAILER PLEASE SEE 09V-079. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LONG CHIH AT 886-2-29068666.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

16 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
LONG CHIH LCI-830T2008 2007 2006 2005
LONG CHIH LCI-830TA2008 2007 2006 2005
LONG CHIH LCI-851TA2008
LONG CHIH LCI-851TAX2008 2007 2006 2005
LONG CHIH LCI-881PA2008
LONG CHIH LCI-958TC2008
LONG CHIH LCI-958TR2008

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.