NHTSA campaign 08E026000 · Equipment recall · Manufacturer campaign 08-01BLK

TRUXXX MANUFACTURING, LLC Recall 08E-026: AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION KITS

NHTSA recall 08E026000 (Manufacturer campaign 08-01BLK) is an equipment recall reported by TRUXXX MANUFACTURING, LLC on March 27, 2008, with 338 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-250 SD for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on April 16, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by TRUXXX MANUFACTURING, LLC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 08E026000 (also written 08E-026 or 08E026)
Filed by: TRUXXX MANUFACTURING, LLC
Manufacturer campaign number: 08-01BLK
Report received: March 27, 2008
Potentially affected: 338 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: April 16, 2008
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08E026000. 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.

Ford

Ford F-250 SD
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08E026000.

Defect description

TRUXXX IS RECALLING 338 AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT WELDED 3" LIFT BLOCKS FOR REAR SUSPENSIONS, PART NO. 206073, INCLUDED IN SUSPENSION KIT NOS. 108035 AND 108036, SOLD BETWEEN JULY 26, 2007 AND MARCH 4, 2008, FOR USE ON FORD MY 2005-2008 F-250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 LIGHT TRUCKS. COMPRESSIVE FORCES OF THE WELDED LIFT BLOCKS RESULTING FROM FORESEEABLE AND EXCESS VEHICLE PAYLOADS AS WELL AS OVER-TIGHTENING OF THE U-BOLTS DURING INSTALLATION MAY DISTORT THE BLOCKS, REDUCING THE INTENDED CLAMPING FORCE OF THE U-BOLTS.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD ALLOW POSSIBLE SHIFTING AND DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT AND AXLE.

Manufacturer remedy

TRUXXX WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS/INSTALLERS AND WILL REPLACE AFFECTED WELDED LIFT BLOCKS WITH EITHER NON-WELDED ALUMINUM OR CAST IRON BLOCKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRUXXX AT 1-800-381-8320.

Notes

TRUXXX RECALL NO. 08-01BLK.THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION KITS AND HAS NOT RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08E026000

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.