The defect
C & M Trailers Inc. (C&M) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 76x16 Utility trailers manufactured April 1, 2015, to December 4, 2016. The tire placard on the affected vehicles my not have the tire and rim size information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification", and to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
Missing information on the tire placard may result in the tires being replaced with ones of an incorrect size, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
C&M will notify owners and will provide a corrected tire placard, free of charge. The recall began on February 21, 2017. Owners may contact C&M customer service at 1-972-875-4258.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| C&m Utility Trailer | 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | TIRES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&m Utility Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| C&m Utility Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; C & M Trailers Inc. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 16V954000 28 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
| 16V866000 2 Dec 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016