NHTSA campaign 05V028000
Komfort Recall 05V-028: ALUMINUM RIMS
NHTSA recall 05V028000 was reported by KOMFORT CORPORATION on January 14, 2005, with 18 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Komfort 28FS and Komfort 29FS for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on January 4, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V028000 (also written 05V-028 or 05V028)
- Filed by
- KOMFORT CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V028000. 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.
Komfort
Komfort 28FS
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 17, 2004 – April 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Komfort 29FS
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 17, 2004 – April 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V028000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE THICKNESS OF THE WHEEL MAY NOT ALLOW FOR ENOUGH THREAD ENGAGEMENT OF THE LUG NUTS.
Safety consequence
LACK OF THREAD ENGAGEMENT COULD ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KOMFORT AT 800-554-2711.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V028000
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.