NHTSA campaign 10V237000
Bigtex Recall 10V-237: UNDERRATED LOADING RAMPS
NHTSA recall 10V237000 was reported by BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. on June 1, 2010, with 278 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bigtex 14GX and Bigtex 14LX for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on June 7, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V237000 (also written 10V-237 or 10V237)
- Filed by
- BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 278 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V237000. 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.
Bigtex
Bigtex 14GX
- 2010 · Vehicles built March 20, 2010 – May 11, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Bigtex 14LX
- 2010 · Vehicles built March 20, 2010 – May 11, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V237000.
Defect description
BIG TEX IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 14GX AND 14LX DUMP TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 20 THROUGH MAY 11, 2010. THE 7' RAMPS USED FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT SUFFICIENT IN STRENGTH FOR THE WEIGHT LOADS OF THE TRAILERS.
Safety consequence
IF THE RAMPS ARE USED TO LOAD OR UNLOAD A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT EXCEEDS THE WEIGHT RATING OF THE RAMPS, THE RAMPS COULD BEND OR FAIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
BIG TEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL EXCHANGE THE RAMPS WITH PROPERLY WEIGHT RATED RAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG TEX TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-594-5637.
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 10V237000
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.