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NHTSA recall 98V086000

Wheels › Rim

Ditch Witch S5A and 6 more

Reported Apr 24, 1998820 vehicles affectedCHARLES MACHINE WORKS INCBuilt Apr 1, 1996 – Mar 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels that are stamped with "t16x16k dot 0496 rudeveca." the wheel center to rim welds have failed, causing the rim to break loose from the wheel center.

The risk

This condition could cause a driver to lose control of the trailer increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these wheels.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ditch Witch S5A
19961997
Ditch Witch S5A1
19961997
Ditch Witch S5A2
19961997
Ditch Witch T12AE
19961997
Ditch Witch T14AE
19961997
Ditch Witch T14AH
19961997
Ditch Witch T14AJT
19961997

Notes

Owner notification began june 17,1998.owners who take their trailers to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact charles machine at 1-580-336-3591.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).