| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
97V229000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
EAST MANUFACTURING |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1997 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19970519 - 19970915 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
15 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19971118 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19971118 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19971211 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19971218 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 45' COMPOSITE PLATFORM TRAILERS HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING GREATER THAN 35,000 POUNDS. THE TOP AND/OR BOTTOM FLANGES OF THE TRAILER'S MAIN BEAMS DO NOT MEET MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE FLANGES COULD BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE TRAILERS. |