The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FLATBED TRAILERS. THE WRONG MATERIAL SPECIFICATION WAS FURNISHED FOR THE VERTICAL GUSSETS OF THE BUMPER. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE BUMPER TO FAIL BY FOLDING UNDER THE TRAILER AT LOWER IMPACT FORCES THAN ALLOWED. THESE BUMPERS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 223, "REAR IMPACT GUARDS."
The risk
FAILURE OF THE REAR BUMPER COULD ALLOW VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR END OF THE TRAILER TO RUN UNDER THE REAR END OF THE TRAILER CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER/VEHICLE AND COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD TWO STEEL BARS TO THE VERTICAL GUSSETS OF THE REAR BUMPER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Transcraft Eagle | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Transcraft TL2000 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Transcraft TL3000 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Transcraft TL80K | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transcraft Eagle | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft Eagle | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft Eagle | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL2000 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL2000 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL2000 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL3000 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL3000 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL3000 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL80K | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL80K | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Transcraft TL80K | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2000
18 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the structure; TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 00V429000 29 Dec 2000 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 00V394000 28 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V379000 17 Nov 2000 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 00V375000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V353000 30 Oct 2000 | SUN HAWK PRODUCTS, INC. |
| 00V343000 25 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V278000 18 Sept 2000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 00V219000 17 Aug 2000 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000