The defect
VERMEER IS RECALLING 19 MY 2006 AND 2008 BC2100XL TANDEM AXLE BRUSH CHIPPER TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE LENGTH TONGUE TUBE ASSEMBLIES. BENDING AND/OR FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE TONGUE CAN RESULT IN TONGUE FAILURE AND SEPARATION FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE.
The risk
SEPARATION FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TONGUE TUBE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VERMEER AT 1-641-621-7200.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vermeer BC2100XL | 2006, 2008 |
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 BC2100XL | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer BC2100XL | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2008
17 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the trailer hitches; VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 08V678000 18 Dec 2008 | GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 08V596000 17 Nov 2008 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 08V567000 28 Oct 2008 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 08V506000 2 Oct 2008 | XL SPECIALIZED TRAILERS, INC |
| 08V344000 28 Jul 2008 | KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| 08V242000 2 Jun 2008 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 08V190000 25 Apr 2008 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 08V188000 25 Apr 2008 | SILVER EAGLE MANUFACTURING |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008