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NHTSA campaign 06V065000

Ditch Witch and Trailer Recall 06V-065: REAR IMPACT GUARDS/FMVSS 223

NHTSA recall 06V065000 was reported by CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC on March 8, 2006, with 699 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ditch Witch T12S, Trailer T18S, Ditch Witch T26S and more for model years 2000–2006. Owners were notified on December 15, 2006, 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 06V065000 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
06V065000 (also written 06V-065 or 06V065)
Filed by
CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC
Report received
Potentially affected
699 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Body — Bumpers
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 223

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V065000. 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

  • Ditch Witch T12S

  • Ditch Witch T18S

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – March 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Ditch Witch T26S

All Ditch Witch recalls

Trailer

All Trailer recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V065000.

Defect description

CERTAIN TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 223, "REAR IMPACT GUARDS." PROPER REAR IMPACT GUARDS WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THESE TRAILERS.

Safety consequence

IF STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A SMALLER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MAY UNDERRIDE THE TRAILER INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SMALLER VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT REAR IMPACT GUARDS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHARLES MACHINE WORKS AT 580-572-2480.

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 06V065000

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.