The defect
Ox Bodies, Inc. (Ox Bodies) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Stampede, Maverick, Chisholm, Trash Body, Flat Dump, Stock Yard, Load King, Aluminum, Chipper, Chisholm Lite, Frontier, and Trailmaker dump bodies. The weld in the rear hinge assemblies of the dump bodies may be insufficient.
The risk
An insufficient weld may cause the rear hinge assembly to fail, increasing the risk of an injury.
The remedy
Ox Bodies will repair the rear hinge assembly welds, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 15, 2022. Owners may contact Ox Bodies' customer service at 1-205-932-5720.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| OX Bodies Aluminium | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Chipper | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm Lite | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Flat Dump | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Frontier | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Load King | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Maverick | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Stampede | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Stock Yard | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Trailmaker | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| OX Bodies Trash Body | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX Bodies Aluminium | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Aluminium | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Aluminium | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chipper | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chipper | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chipper | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm Lite | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm Lite | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Chisholm Lite | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Flat Dump | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Flat Dump | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Flat Dump | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Frontier | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Frontier | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Frontier | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Load King | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Load King | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Load King | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Maverick | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Maverick | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Maverick | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Stampede | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Stampede | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Stampede | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Stock Yard | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Stock Yard | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| OX Bodies Stock Yard | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022