| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
97V076000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
DITCH WITCH |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
T14AE |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC |
| Manufacturered: |
19961125 - 19970114 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
88 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19970324 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19970324 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC |
| Report Received Date: |
19970506 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19970523 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS. INCORRECT SEALS WERE INSTALLED IN THE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE INCORRECT SEAL CAN ALLOW GREASE TO LEAK ONTO THE BRAKES, REDUCING THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT SEALS IN THE WHEEL ASSSEMBLIES. |