NHTSA campaign 06V165000
Bedard Recall 06V-165: STEERING AXLES
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V165000 was reported by BEDARD TANKERS INC on May 17, 2006, with 21 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bedard 1620, Bedard 1800 and Bedard 2600 for the 2006 model year.
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 06V165000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V165000 (also written 06V-165 or 06V165)
- Filed by
- BEDARD TANKERS INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 21 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Axle — Spindle
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V165000. 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.
Bedard
Bedard 1620
- 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Bedard 1800
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Bedard 2600
- 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V165000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH IMT AXLES, DUE TO IMPROPER MATERIAL USED ON THE AXLE SPINDLE, THE SPINDLE CAN BEND OR BREAK.
Safety consequence
A BROKEN SPINDLE CAN ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AXLE AFTER TESTING,IF NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BEDARD TANKERS AT 514-937-1670.
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 06V165000
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.