Petersen Industries: Unknown or Other
Petersen Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on May 7, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 123. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PETERSEN IS RECALLING 123 MY 1998-2009 RS3 GRAPPLE TRUCKS. UNDER LONG-TERM USE, THE SPINDLE PORTION OF THE HEAD ASSEMBLY MAY DEVELOP CRACKS.
The risk
THESE CRACKS POSE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS DANGER WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE BREAKING OF THE SPINDLE, RESULTING IN THE BOOM SEPARATING FROM THE PEDESTAL WITHOUT WARNING, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
PETERSEN WILL REPLACE THE HEAD ASSEMBLIES WITH A NEW DESIGN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERSEN AT 1-800-930-5623.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Petersen RS3 Grapple | 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 09V156000.
Full record for the 2009 Petersen RS3 Grapple → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →