Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.: Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields
Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 9, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 32. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN CHASSIS FRAMES, THE LOWER FLANGE(S) OF THE FRAME CAN DEVELOP A CRACK EITHER IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE FRONT SUSPENSION HANGER.
The risk
THE LOWER FLANGE(S) CAN FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
REINKE WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE FRAME FLANGE(S) FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY CAMPAIGN 08V604.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis | 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 06V203000.
Full record for the 2004 Reinke Intermodal Tank Chassis → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →