Weld-It Company: Suspension
Weld-It Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 30, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 89. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN FULL TRAILERS (TANKERS) EQUIPPED WITH TUTHILL TRAILER SUSPENSIONS, MODELS 20/22AR. THE BEAM/AXLE PIVOT CONNECTION JOINT IS MIS-ALIGNED CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY WITH THE TRAILER ALLOWING THE TRAILER TO WANDER.
The risk
A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR SHOULD THE TRAILER WANDER WITHOUT NOTICE.
The remedy
WELD-IT IS WORKING WITH TUTHILL TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND PROVIDE FREE REMEDY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TUTHILL AT 800-753-0025 OR WELD-IT AT 1-323-262-2000.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Weld-It Trailer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Weld-It Trailer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Weld-It Trailer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Weld-It Trailer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Weld-It Trailer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Weld-It Trailer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
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 05V545000.
Full record for the 2001 Weld-It Trailer → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →