Hawkeye Truck Equipment: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Hawkeye Truck Equipment reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 16, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 89. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT (HTE) IS RECALLING CERTAIN DUMP TRUCKS AND TRACTORS FITTED WITH AN AUXILIARY LIFT AXLE, MODELS SL-1190 OR SL-890, MANUFACTURED BY WATSON AND CHALIN. THE LOWER CAST ARMS COULD FRACTURE WHICH COULD AFFECT THE SUSPENSIONS ABILITY TO LIFT THE AXLE WHEN IT'S NOT NEEDED.
The risk
A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
HTE WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH REPAIR KITS ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR WILL REPLACE THE LOWER ARMS FOR THE CUSTOMER FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HTE AT 1-800-622-8223.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Hawkeye Dump Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Hawkeye Tractor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Hawkeye Dump Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Hawkeye Tractor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Hawkeye Dump Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Hawkeye Tractor | 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 08V333000.
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