LONG CHIH: LCI-882G: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 09V079000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | LONG CHIH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | LCI-882G |
| Model Year: | 2005 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | LONG CHIH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD |
| Manufacturered: | 20050901 - 20081231 |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 53788 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 20090714 |
| Recall Initiated By: | MFR |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | LONG CHIH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD |
| Report Received Date: | 20090311 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20090311 |
| Regulation Part Number: | 571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | 110 |
Defect Summary:
CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 LONG CHIH TRAILERS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS" IN THAT THEY ARE MISSING A TIRE PLACARD LABEL. ALSO, THE GVWR ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL ON SOME OF THE TRAILERS IS INCORRECT. FINALLY, THE GVWR AND GAWR MUST BE STATED IN POUNDS.
Consequence Summary:
THE MISSING AND INCORRECT INFORMATION COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective Summary:
CORRECTED LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO CONSUMERS WITH INSTRUCTION TO PROPERLY AFFIX TO TRAILER. ALSO, ACCURATE CONSUMER INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LONG CHIH AT 886-2-29068666.
Notes:
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .