Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V612000

Exterior lighting

MORBARK, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-08-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V612000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
MORBARK, INC.
Vehicles affected
813
Reported to NHTSA
2016-08-23
Owners notified
2016-11-04

Defect description

Morbark Inc. (Morbark) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Beever M15R wood-chipper trailers manufactured February 6, 2013, to August 3, 2016, and Beever M20R wood-chipper trailers manufactured January 5, 2009, to August 3, 2016. The stop lights and tail lights on the affected vehicles may be located too high to be easily seen. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Safety risk

Rear lights that cannot easily be seen increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Morbark will notify owners and dealers will install a kit that repositions the lights, free of charge. The recall began on November 4, 2016. Owners may contact Morbark customer service at 1-517-866-2381.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
MORBARK Beever2016 2015 2014 2013

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.