2008 Merritt Commodity Trailer 38' Grain Hopper

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment12V150000

Filed Apr 6, 201225 vehiclesDavis Equipment Corporation

Defect. DAVIS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (DEC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 MERRITT COMMODITY TRAILER 38 GRAIN HOPPERS. THE CONVEYOR BELT ON THESE VEHICLES EXTENDS OUT OF THE REAR OF THE TRAILER IN THE REAR IMPACT ZONE OF THE BACK WHEELS AND DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REAR IMPACT PROTECTION.

Risk. IF A REAR IMPACT OCCURRED, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE WOULD IMPACT THE CONVEYOR BEFORE IMPACTING THE TRAILERS BUMPER, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. DEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL CORRECT THE REAR BUMPER PLACEMENT AS NECESSARY. THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 1, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DEC AT 1-515-270-8300.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2011

Year	Recalls	Assessment
2011	1	Routine
2010	1	Routine
2009	1	Routine
2008 — this page	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 6, 2012. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.