NHTSA campaign 09V181000
Long Chih Recall 09V-181: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V181000 was reported by ARMOR REX INC on May 28, 2009, with 3,910 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Long Chih LCI-745TC, Long Chih LCI-749TC, Long Chih LCI-832TA and more for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on June 15, 2009, 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 09V181000 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
- 09V181000 (also written 09V-181 or 09V181)
- Filed by
- ARMOR REX INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,910 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 110
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ09-002 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V181000. 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.
Long Chih
Long Chih LCI-240TA
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Long Chih LCI-248TE
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Long Chih LCI-745TC
Long Chih LCI-746TE
Long Chih LCI-748TC
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Long Chih LCI-749TC
Long Chih LCI-749TE
Long Chih LCI-830T
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Long Chih LCI-832T
Long Chih LCI-832TA
Long Chih LCI-850TA
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V181000.
Defect description
ARMOR REX IS RECALLING 3,910 LONG CHIH TRAILERS FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS" IN THAT THEY ARE MISSING A TIRE PLACARD LABEL. ALSO, THE GVWR ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL ON SOME OF THE TRAILERS IS INCORRECT. FINALLY, THE GVWR AND GAWR MUST BE STATED IN POUNDS.
Safety consequence
THE MISSING AND INCORRECT INFORMATION COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
LONG CHIH IS CONDUCTING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND CORRECTED LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO CONSUMERS WITH INSTRUCTION TO PROPERLY AFFIX TO TRAILER PLEASE SEE 09V-079. ALSO, ACCURATE CONSUMER INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LONG CHIH AT 886-2-29068666 OR ARMOR REX AT 626-969-0889.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V181000
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.