The defect
John Evans Manufacturing Co. (John Evans) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 chassis and trailers; model year 2013-2014 remanufactured chassis and trailers, and model year 2013-2014 Cheetah Chassis and trailers. The affected products were manufactured September 5, 2012, through April 19, 2013. The wheel lug nuts may not be properly torqued.
The risk
Insufficient torque on the wheel lug nuts could lead to separation of the wheels from the chassis or trailer, which may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
John Evans will notify owners, and dealers will inspect each trailer. The affected trailers will have the lug nuts re-torqued, free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2013. Owners may contact John Evans customer service at 1-803-436-3102.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cheetah Chassis/trailer | 2013, 2014 |
| John Evans Chassis/trailer | 2013, 2014 |
| John Evans Rmfd Chassis/trailer | 2013, 2014 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheetah Chassis/trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Cheetah Chassis/trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| John Evans Chassis/trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| John Evans Chassis/trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| John Evans Rmfd Chassis/trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| John Evans Rmfd Chassis/trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 2013
9 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the wheels; John Evans Manufacturing Co. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 13V597000 29 Nov 2013 | North American Bus Industries, Inc. |
| 13V549000 1 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V507000 17 Oct 2013 | IRBIT MOTORWORKS OF AMERICA |
| 13V391000 30 Aug 2013 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 13V333000 1 Aug 2013 | Columbia Northwest, Inc. |
| 13V202000 16 May 2013 | General Motors LLC |
| 13V101000 20 Mar 2013 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 13V032000 29 Jan 2013 | Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013