NHTSA campaign 07V578000

Truck Equipment Recall 07V-578: FRAME TO MAIN CHASSIS CRACKS

NHTSA recall 07V578000 was reported by TRUCK EQUIPMENT SERVICE COMPANY on December 18, 2007, with 112 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Truck Equipment Cornhusker 800R for model years 1997–2008. Owners were notified on December 20, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V578000 (also written 07V-578 or 07V578)
Filed by
TRUCK EQUIPMENT SERVICE COMPANY
Report received
Potentially affected
112 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Frame and Members — Underbody Shields
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V578000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V578000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN 'ROCK PUP' 3 AXLE TRAILERS WITH 16' DUMP BOXES, CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE WELDS WHICH HOLD THE 'NOSE' OF THE FRAME TO THE MAIN CHASSIS. THE 16' BOX MOUNT CAUSES A STEEL FRAME PLATE TO BE SHORTENED CAUSING A REDUCTION IN STRENGTH.

Safety consequence

THE CHASSIS AND BOX CAN SEPARATE FROM THE DRAWBAR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

TRAILER OWNERS WILL INSPECT THE WELDS WHERE THE SLOPED FRAME 'NOSE' WELDS TO THE HORIZONTAL MAIN FRAME RAILS. IF CRACKS ARE FOUND, A FRAME UPDATE KIT WILL BE SENT TO THE OWNERS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED LOCALLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMER 20, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTAT TRUCK EQUIPMENT AT 1-402-476-3225.

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 07V578000

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.