Defect: ON CERTAIN FRAMELESS, QUARTER-FRAME AND END DUMP TRAILERS, SMALL OUTER BUSHINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT) ON THE COUPLER PLATE HAVE CRACKED WHICH ALLOWS THE PIN THAT ATTACHES THE DRAFT ARMS TO THE COUPLER PLATE TO SLIP OUT.
Consequence: THE TRAILER COULD TURN OVER WHILE DUMPING OR EVEN BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRUCK WHEN DRIVING. SERIOUS INJURY OR A FATALITY TO THE OPERATOR, BYSTANDERS OR OTHER MOTORISTS COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL ADD AN UPPER AND A LOWER REINFORCING PLATE AND INSPECT FOR CRACKS FREE OF CHARGE. TRAVIS IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING CUSTOMERS BY TELEPHONE IMMEDIATELY WITH EXPLANATION OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. A WRITTEN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL FOLLOW. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRAVIS AT 800-535-4372.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
0 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
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Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.