The defect
East Manufacturing Corp. (East) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Refuse, Dump, Dolly Tipper Genesis, Frame Genesis, Frameless Genesis, Frame S&P, and Truck Dolly trailers manufactured August 26, 2013, to February 24, 2015. The affected trailers may have an insufficient amount of grease in the wheel end hubs.
The risk
If there is a lack of grease in the wheel end hubs, the wheel bearings may overheat, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire. There is also the possibility that the wheel can come off the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
East will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and add more grease to the wheel end hubs, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2015. Owners may contact East customer service at 1-330-325-8204.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| East Manufacturing Dolly Tipper Genesis Trlr | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| East Manufacturing Dump Trailer | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| East Manufacturing Frame Genesis Trailer | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| East Manufacturing Frame S&p Trailer | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| East Manufacturing Frameless Genesis Trailer | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| East Manufacturing Refuse Trailer | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| East Manufacturing Truck Dolly Trailer | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Manufacturing Dolly Tipper Genesis Trlr | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Dolly Tipper Genesis Trlr | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Dolly Tipper Genesis Trlr | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Dump Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Dump Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Dump Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frame Genesis Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frame Genesis Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frame Genesis Trailer | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frame S&p Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frame S&p Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frame S&p Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frameless Genesis Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frameless Genesis Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Frameless Genesis Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Refuse Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Refuse Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Refuse Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Truck Dolly Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Truck Dolly Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Truck Dolly Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2015
64 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the suspension; East Manufacturing Corp. filed 8 campaigns in all.
| 15V863000 22 Dec 2015 | Kaufman Trailers |
| 15V838000 14 Dec 2015 | Charmac Trailers Inc. |
| 15V784000 23 Nov 2015 | DS Corp DBA Crossroads RV |
| 15V753000 13 Nov 2015 | Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho, Inc. |
| 15V727000 3 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V725000 3 Nov 2015 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 15V654000 14 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V649000 13 Oct 2015 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015