| NHTSA Record Id: 3189 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: LOAD RITE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013677000100378000000348 |
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| Model Name: SNOWMOBILE TRAILER |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01E031000 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: LOAD RITE TRAILERS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 31 2000 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3918 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 23 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Load Rite Trailers, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 25 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 28 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: 1997-2001 tilt style 10' and 12' snowmobile trailers with torsion axles manufactured between june 1997 and december 2000. due to corrosion from road salts and snow removal chemicals, the frame rail tubing around the u-bolts and edges of the torsion axle mounting plate can crack and fracture when subjected to the full rated load. |
Consequence Summary: If the tubing has a complete fracture failure, the trailer tire will contact the deck of the trailer and result in difficult to severe handling of both the trailer and the tow vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Load rite will notify its distributors and customers to return their trailers to authorized distributors/dealership to have a frame stiffener kit installed free of charge. owner notification began july 23, 2001. owners who take their trailers to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact load rite at 866-949-5845. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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