Stratos Boats: Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Stratos Boats reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 25, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,433. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. THESE WHEELS HAVE A CHAMFERED CENTRAL HOLE WHERE THE AXLE SPINDLE PASSES THROUGH. ON SOME, THE CHAMFER IS TOO SHALLOW CAUSING THE WHEEL BEARING DUST CAP TO PROTRUDE BEHIND THE WHEEL. WHEN THIS CAP IS PROTRUDING, WHEEL LUG BOLT TORQUE WILL NOT REMAIN TIGHTENED.
The risk
IF UNDETECTED, WHEEL STUDS CAN BREAK ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
STRATOS HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Javelin Boat Trailer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Stratos Boat Trailer | 2 | 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 99V293000.
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