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NHTSA campaign 01V041000

Ditch Witch Recall 01V-041: CHARLES MACHINE/WHEELS

NHTSA recall 01V041000 was reported by CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC on February 12, 2001, with 723 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ditch Witch S5A, Ditch Witch S5A1, Ditch Witch S5A2 and more for model years 1996–2001. Owners were notified on March 19, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V041000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V041000 (also written 01V-041 or 01V041)
Filed by
CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC
Report received
Potentially affected
723 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Wheels
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V041000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ditch Witch

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V041000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH WHEELS PAINTED SILVER WITH "DOT USA T 16 X 6 KH" STAMPED INTO THE RIM. THE CENTER DISK CAN CRACK WITH POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF RIM FROM DISK.

Safety consequence

THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 19, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES 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 1-580-336-4402.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V041000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.