The defect
WHEELS MAY CONTAIN DEFECTIVE WELDS THAT MAY FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CARRYING THE RATED LOAD OR A LESSER WEIGHT.
The remedy
WHEEL WELDS WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF EVIDENCE OF DEFECTIVE WELDING IS FOUND, THE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Charles Machine Ditch Witch | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: WHEELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Machine Ditch Witch | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Machine Ditch Witch | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Machine Ditch Witch | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1983
8 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the wheels; CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 83V097000 26 Sept 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V087000 6 Sept 1983 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V070000 27 Jul 1983 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 83V069000 26 Jul 1983 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 83V059000 2 Jun 1983 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 83V053000 10 May 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 83V040000 11 Apr 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983