Recall Detail
DORSEY / INSULATED VAN / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 6308 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: DORSEY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011337000090853000000365 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: INSULATED VAN | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V177002 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Manufacturer That Filed Report: DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 210 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Trailers by Dorsey, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jun, 13 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 24 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: insulated vans with bustin pullout truck/trailer ladder part nos. de1903-a and de1905-a. the cross bar that supports the step fails when welds that attach it to the square tube side supports fail. | Consequence Summary: The support bar will fail to adequately support the step and an individual can fall from the ladder possibly resulting in personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Bustin will replace any defect ladder free of charge. they have also developed a bolt-on support "the u-bolt" for field reinforcement of the ladder. | Recall Notes: Notification to the original equipment manufacturers began january 20, 2000, with instruction to contact their customers who should inspect the ladders for weld cracks.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bustin at 1-800-933-5166 ext. 104. 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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