The issue
On certain snowmobile trailers, inadequate welds that attach the axle to the body of the trailer, over time, can fail. Failure of the axle welds while the trailer is being operated could result in the body of the trailer becoming separated from the axle, which could cause a vehicle accident resulting in property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and re-weld the axle to the body of the trailer.
Description (français)
Sur certaines remorques de motoneige, des soudures inadéquates qui fixent l'essieu au corps de la remorque pourraient se briser à la longue. Si cela se produisait pendant que la remorque est en mouvement, le corps de la remorque pourrait se séparer de l'essieu, ce qui pourrait provoquer un accident ayant comme conséquence des dommages matériels, des blessures ou la mort. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront inspecter l'essieu et le ressouder au corps de la remorque.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Featherlite 1648 | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite 1648 | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Featherlite 1648 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Featherlite 1648 | 2004 | 0 | 1 |