Carriage Industries: Wheels
Carriage Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 18, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 25. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRAILERS, THE WHEELS AND NUTS MAY NOT MAINTAIN A SOLID CLAMP DUE TO DECREASED LENGTH OF ENGAGEMENT.
The risk
WHEELS MIGHT SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE HUB BECAUSE OF THICK RIMS AND LIMITED THREAD ENGAGEMENT. A CRASH MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 11, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIAGE INDUSTRIES AT 435-752-3737 EXT 315.
8 model years covered
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A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V102000.
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