The defect
ON CERTAIN TRAILERS, FATIGUE CRACKS CAN OCCUR IN A HEAT AFFECTED ZONE OF THE TONGUE WELDMENT.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN TONGUE SEPARATION FROM THE TOWED VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE TONGUES ON THE AFFECTED TRAILERS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE 19, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VERMEER AT 1-641-628-3141.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vermeer CS418TL | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermeer CS418TL | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer CS418TL | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer CS418TL | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer CS418TL | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer CS418TL | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2006
8 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the trailer hitches; VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 06V452000 30 Nov 2006 | NU WA INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 06V461000 30 Nov 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V438000 15 Nov 2006 | TRACKER MARINE L.L.C. |
| 06V230000 28 Jun 2006 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 06V206000 12 Jun 2006 | GENMAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
| 06V056000 24 Feb 2006 | M H EBY, INC. |
| 06V010000 17 Jan 2006 | TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006