NHTSA campaign 07V304000
Big TEX Recall 07V-304: RAMP HANGER POCKET
NHTSA recall 07V304000 was reported by BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. on July 17, 2007, with 321 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Big TEX 10CC and Big TEX 14CC for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on August 15, 2007, 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 07V304000 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
- 07V304000 (also written 07V-304 or 07V304)
- Filed by
- BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 321 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Mechanical — Carrier/Rack
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V304000. 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.
Big TEX
Big TEX 10CC
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 1, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Big TEX 14CC
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 1, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V304000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FLATBED UTILITY TRAILERS, THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT WELD OF THE RAMP HANGER POCKETS THAT STORE THE RAMPS WHEN NOT IN USE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER BED. IF THE WELD IS INSUFFICIENT, IT COULD CAUSE THE RAMP HANGER POCKET TO DETACH, DROPPING THE RAMP TO THE GROUND OR ROADWAY.
Safety consequence
A FAILURE OF THE RAMP HANGER POCKETS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR BOTH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ADD TWO 'HAT BRACKETS' (ONE UNDER EACH HANGER POCKET) BY BOLTING THE BRACKET TO THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH AFFECTED TRAILER TO FURTHER SECURE THE RAMP POCKETS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG TEX TRAILERS AT 1-800-594-5637.
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 07V304000
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.