The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 14" AND 15" UNIQUE PRO WHEEL AND LUG NUTS. DUE TO PAINT ON THE WHEEL HUB, THE LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY. THE WHEELS COULD LOOSEN DURING TRAVEL RESULTING IN THE WHEEL STUD BREAKING. THE WHEEL COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER.
The risk
THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL PAINT FROM THE WHEEL HUB, RE-INSTALL THE WHEEL, AND RE-TORQUE THE LUG NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mastercraft Maristar 210 VRS | 2000 |
| Mastercraft Maristar 230 VRS | 2000 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 190 | 2000 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 195 | 2000 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 205 | 2000 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 205 VRS | 2000 |
| Mastercraft Sports Star 19 | 2000 |
Components: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastercraft Maristar 210 VRS | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Mastercraft Maristar 230 VRS | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 190 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 195 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 205 | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Mastercraft PRO Star 205 VRS | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastercraft Sports Star 19 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 2000
14 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the wheels; MASTERCRAFT BOAT COMPANY filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 00V386004 21 Dec 2000 | KENTUCKY MFG. CO. |
| 00V386003 21 Dec 2000 | TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION |
| 00V386002 11 Dec 2000 | UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. |
| 00V381000 28 Nov 2000 | RANSOMES CORPORATION |
| 00V386001 22 Nov 2000 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 00V383000 20 Nov 2000 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 00V303000 12 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V271000 13 Sept 2000 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000