The defect
Ride the Ducks International LLC (RTDI) is recalling certain 1996-2005 "Stretch" Amphibious Passenger Vehicles. Due to excessive fatigue, the front axle housing on the affected vehicles may fracture at the connection point between the knuckle ball and the housing, possibly resulting in a loss of vehicle control.
The risk
A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
RTDI will notify the company-owned operators and licensors will replace the front axles with one with a coupler welded to the axle, free of charge. The recall began on September 21, 2017. RTDI customer service can be contacted at 1-417-266-7600. Note: This recall supersedes recall 16V-859.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Components: POWER TRAIN: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 1999 | 0 | 4 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 2017
47 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the power train; Ride The Ducks International LLC filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 17V840000 22 Dec 2017 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 17V821000 20 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V796000 11 Dec 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
| 17V730000 17 Nov 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V706000 9 Nov 2017 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 17V702000 6 Nov 2017 | Crysteel Manufacturing Inc |
| 17V671000 24 Oct 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V669000 23 Oct 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017