The defect
Dennis Eagle, Inc. (Dennis Eagle) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Elite and Proview vehicles. The Incomplete Vehicle Document (IVD) may have the incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) listed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, "Wheels and Rims-Other Than Passenger Cars" and 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
The operator may overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dennis Eagle will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected documents and labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 14, 2021. Owners may contact Dennis Eagle customer service at 1-813-440-8136. Dennis Eagle's number for this recall is FSI1453.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dennis Eagle Elite | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Dennis Eagle Proview | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eagle Elite | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis Eagle Elite | 2018 | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis Eagle Elite | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Elite | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Elite | 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Proview | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Proview | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Proview | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Proview | 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis Eagle Proview | 2021 | 0 | 9 |
Other equipment recalls in 2021
166 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the equipment; Dennis Eagle Inc. filed 13 campaigns in all.
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| 21V994000 20 Dec 2021 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 21V992000 18 Dec 2021 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 21V988000 17 Dec 2021 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 21V975000 15 Dec 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 21V970000 14 Dec 2021 | TOURIG |
| 21V948000 8 Dec 2021 | Carson Trailer, Inc. |
| 21V945000 8 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021