NHTSA campaign 12V520000

Boatwheels Recall 12V-520: Trailer Wheels may Detach

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V520000 was reported by ALUMINA, INC on October 31, 2012, with 3 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Boatwheels PB20-SL3500, Boatwheels PB20-TM6000 and Boatwheels PB25-TM1040 for the 2011 model year.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V520000 (also written 12V-520 or 12V520)
Filed by: ALUMINA, INC
Report received: October 31, 2012
Potentially affected: 3 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Wheels
NHTSA investigation: Equipment Query EQ12-007 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V520000. 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.

Boatwheels

Boatwheels PB20-SL3500
- 2011
Boatwheels PB20-TM6000
- 2011
Boatwheels PB25-TM1040
- 2011

All Boatwheels recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V520000.

Defect description

Alumina, Inc., dba Boatwheels, is recalling one model year 2011 PB25-TM1040, one 2011 PB20-TM6000, and one 2011 PB20-SL3500 trailer equipped with certain 908 Yuma, 910 Intruder, and 921 Intrepid series Black Rock toy hauler trailer wheels. Due to a manufacturing defect, the wheels may not be tightened to the proper torque requirements.

Safety consequence

This condition could allow the wheels to loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Alumina will notify owners and direct them to contact the supplier, Carlisle. The affected wheels will be replaced at the owners nearest service center, free of charge. The recall will begin in November 2012. Owners may contact Alumina, Inc. at 1-419-433-2300.

Notes

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 www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V520000

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.