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NHTSA recall 00V102003

Suspension › Front › Hub

Utility VS2D and 1 more

Reported May 24, 2000271 vehicles affectedUTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.Built Aug 1, 1998 – Mar 31, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: van-refrigerated/dry freight trailers equipped with conmet pregreased trailer hubs and a tire inflation system. the outboard bearing on the pregreased trailer axle hubs used with the tire inflation systems may fail due to the intrusion of contaminants through the tire inflation system.

The risk

An outboard bearing failure can result in a separation of the hub assembly from the spindle.

The remedy

Authorized dealers are instructed to convert greased hubs to oil hubs if the tire inflation system IS to remain on the trailer. if the tire inflation system IS removed, the hub must be inspected for contamination and corrosion. the hub and bearing assembly must be replaced if there IS evidence of corrosion. if there IS no evidence of corrosion, lubricant and seal manitenance can be performed and the hub reinstalled.

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Vehicles in this recall

Utility VS2D
19992000
Utility VS2R
19992000

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during june 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact utility trailer at 1-626-854-7215 or consolidated metco at 1-800-425-4827.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).