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DOOLITTLE: TRAILER: WHEELS:RIM

NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V434000
Vehicle/Equipment Make: DOOLITTLE TRAILER MFG. CO., INC.
Vehicle/Equipment Model: TRAILER
Model Year: 2005
Manufacturer Component Description: WHEELS:RIM
Manufacturers Involved in Recall: DOOLITTLE TRAILER MFG. CO., INC.
Type of Report: V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: 20051010
Recall Initiated By: ODI
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: DOOLITTLE TRAILER MFG. CO., INC.
Report Received Date: 20050926
Record Creation Date: 20050929

Defect Summary:

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TREDIT WHEELS. THE RIMS MAY HAVE POOR WELD QUALITY AND INSUFFICIENT PRESS FIT BETWEEN THE WHEEL RIM AND DISC.

Consequence Summary:

THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE RIM. THE WHEEL MAY WOBBLE AND CAUSE A VIBRATION OR THE MOUNTED TIRE COULD LOSE AIR CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Corrective Summary:

DOOLITTLE IS WORKING WITH TREDIT TIRE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOOLITTLE AT 1-573-896-5155.

Notes:

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.