The defect
M H EBY is recalling certain 2019-2020 EBY Gooseneck Livestock Trailers equipped with Dexter Axle 8,000 and 10,000 pound axles. The inner wheel bearings of the axles may not have been properly greased.
The risk
If the inner bearings were not properly greased, the wheel hub may overheat and smoke, increasing the risk of a fire or the bearing may fail, affecting handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
M H EBY will notify owners and instruct them to contact a Dexter Axle dealer to have the axle bearings properly lubricated, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact M H EBY at 1-717-354-1458.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| EBY Maverick | 2019, 2020 |
| EBY Maverick LS | 2019, 2020 |
| EBY Ruff Neck | 2019, 2020 |
| EBY Wrangler | 2019, 2020 |
Components: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBY Maverick | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Maverick | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Maverick LS | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Maverick LS | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Ruff Neck | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Ruff Neck | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Wrangler | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| EBY Wrangler | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2019
39 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the suspension; M H EBY filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 19V924000 27 Dec 2019 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 19V897000 17 Dec 2019 | Oliver Travel Trailers, INC. |
| 19V894000 16 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V773000 28 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V747000 18 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V751000 18 Oct 2019 | Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC |
| 19V740000 17 Oct 2019 | Voyager Industries, Inc |
| 19V727000 11 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019