NHTSA campaign 08V124000 · Road Systems campaign WR03070801
Road Systems Recall 08V-124: FIFTH WHEEL LEVER PIVOT BOLTS/SAF-HOLLAND SIMPLEX
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V124000 (Road Systems campaign WR03070801) was reported by ROAD SYSTEMS INCORPORATED on March 20, 2008, with 100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Road Systems Daaa-01 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on April 2, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V124000 (also written 08V-124 or 08V124)
- Filed by
- ROAD SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
- Road Systems campaign number
- WR03070801
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V124000. 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.
Road Systems
Road Systems Daaa-01
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V124000.
Defect description
ROAD SYSTEMS IS RECALLING 100 MY 2006 ROAD SYSTEMS DAAA-01 DOLLIES EQUIPPED WITH HOLLAND SIMPLEX SE OR SE II FIFTH WHEELS, THE LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH COULD DISTORT THE PIVOT BOLT SPACER SLEEVE. CORROSION OR CONTAMINATES IN THE PIVOT MAY CAUSE IT TO BIND AND PREVENT THE FIFTH WHEEL JAW FROM LATCHING SECURELY AROUND THE TRAILER KING PIN.
Safety consequence
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FIFTH WHEEL MAY FAIL TO LATCH WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER COULD DRIVE AWAY AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DISENGAGED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PIVOT BOLT AND SLEEVE WITH A HEX HEAD SHOULDER BOLT AND WASHER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROAD SYSTEMS AT 501-279-0991.
Notes
ROAD SYSTEMS RECALL NO. WR03070801.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 08V124000
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.