Vermeer Manufacturing Company: Trailer Hitches
Vermeer Manufacturing Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 12, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 19. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VERMEER IS RECALLING 19 MY 2006 AND 2008 BC2100XL TANDEM AXLE BRUSH CHIPPER TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE LENGTH TONGUE TUBE ASSEMBLIES. BENDING AND/OR FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE TONGUE CAN RESULT IN TONGUE FAILURE AND SEPARATION FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE.
The risk
SEPARATION FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TONGUE TUBE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VERMEER AT 1-641-621-7200.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Vermeer BC2100XL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Vermeer BC2100XL | 0 | 1 | 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 08V215000.
Full record for the 2008 Vermeer BC2100XL → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →