NHTSA recall 05E018000 · Equipment
Equipment
Reported Mar 7, 20051,250 vehicles affectedLACLEDE CHAIN MANUFACTURINGBuilt Nov 16, 2004 – Dec 27, 2004
The defect
Certain laclede grade 70 chains, assembly p/n pze-077, manufactured between november 16 and december 27, 2004, and hallmarked with an L10 every six links. laclede chain produces a cut piece of chain for transcript corporation to use as a flatbed trailer floor tie-down chain. the tie-down assembly can break while the vehicle IS in use.
The risk
Should the chain break while the vehicle IS in use, material or equipment which the chain IS securing to the trailer can fall off the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Laclede will notify transcript customers and replace the chains free of charge. the recall IS expected to begin during march 2005. owners may contact locality at 636-680-2320.