NHTSA recall 06V393000
Wheels
Gator Made 16' Trailer and 9 more
Reported Oct 13, 200621 vehicles affectedSTIGERS TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.Built Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2005
The defect
On certain utility trailers equipped with rfd wheels, there IS a defective weld of the wheels center hub to the wheel rim.
The risk
This could result in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Rfd IS handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 05e031). rfd will replace the wheels on the affected trailers. owners may contact rfd components at 1-574-295-3939 or stigers at 1-502-875-1084.