NHTSA campaign 05V390000

EZ Loader Recall 05V-390: INCORRECT SIZE BEARING

NHTSA recall 05V390000 was reported by EZ LOADER BOAT TRAILERS, INC on September 6, 2005, with 208 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the EZ Loader Trailer for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on October 5, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V390000 (also written 05V-390 or 05V390)
Filed by: EZ LOADER BOAT TRAILERS, INC
Report received: September 6, 2005
Potentially affected: 208 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Wheel Bearing
Owners notified: October 5, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V390000. 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.

EZ Loader

EZ Loader Trailer
- 2005, 2006

All EZ Loader recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V390000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN BOAT TRAILERS, A BEARING OF INCORRECT SIZE WAS INSTALLED IN THE WHEEL AXLE ASSEMBLIES.

Safety consequence

THE TIRE, WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY COULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER WHILE UNDERWAY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE CORRECT BEARING. IF FAILURE HAS OCCURRED, THE ENTIRE HUB, SPINDLE OR AXLE MAY BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EZ LOADERS AT 800-398-5623.

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 05V390000

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.