NHTSA campaign 04V146000 · Benson campaign 2004 PHC
Benson Recall 04V-146: BENSON/PARKER HANNIFIN/TELESCOPIC CYLINDER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V146000 (Benson campaign 2004 PHC) was reported by BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC. on March 24, 2004, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Benson Dump Trailer for the 2002 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V146000 (also written 04V-146 or 04V146)
- Filed by
- BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Benson campaign number
- 2004 PHC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Mechanical
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V146000. 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.
Benson
Benson Dump Trailer
- 2002 · Vehicles built June 12, 2001 – June 12, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V146000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN LARGE FRAMED AND FRAMELESS END DUMP TRAILERS, THE 8-INCH FIVE STAGE TELESCOPIC CYLINDER COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "SUPER DUMP", WITH USE THE PACKING NUT ON THE FOURTH STAGE RETAINING THE PLUNGER CAN LOOSEN, BACKING OFF THE FOURTH STAGE. THIS CONDITION, IF NOT REMEDIED, CAN CONTINUE UNTIL THE PACKING NUT BACKS COMPLETELY OFF THE STAGE. IF THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NOTHING TO RETAIN THE FIFTH STAGE (PLUNGER) IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Safety consequence
WHEN THE CYLINDER IS EXTENDED TO ITS MAXIMUM STROKE, THE FIFTH STAGE CAN SEPARATE FROM THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE TRAILER, ALLOWING THE TRAILER TO FREE FALL, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
PARKER HANNIFIN WILL PROVIDE A FIELD MODIFICATION KIT #375 1805 206 TO SECURE THE PACKING NUT IN POSITION FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PARKER HANNIFIN AT 1-888-231-7461 OR BENSON AT 1-877-489-9020.
Notes
BENSON RECALL NO. 2004 PHC.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V146000
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.