NHTSA campaign 98V082000
Morgan Trailer Recall 98V-082: MORGAN TRAILER/GRAB HANDLES
NHTSA recall 98V082000 was reported by MORGAN TRAILER MANUFACTURING on April 21, 1998, with 62 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Morgan Trailer Truck Chassis for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on May 15, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V082000 (also written 98V-082 or 98V082)
- Filed by
- MORGAN TRAILER MANUFACTURING
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 62 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V082000. 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.
Morgan Trailer
Morgan Trailer Truck Chassis
- 1998 · Vehicles built March 27, 1998 – April 9, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V082000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK BODIES BUILT FOR PENSKE ON THEIR TRUCK CHASSIS. THE HOLES PUNCHED ON THE REAR FRAME POST TO ACCOMMODATE THE GRAB HANDLE INSTALLATION WERE TOO LARGE FOR THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE, RESULTING IN LOOSE-FITTING HANDLES.
Safety consequence
SHOULD A HANDLE DETACH FROM THE TRUCK BODY WHILE AN OPERATOR IS RELAYING ON THE HANDLE FOR SUPPORT, THE OPERATOR COULD FALL AND SUFFER INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
MORGAN TRAILER IS SUPPLYING PENSKE WITH THE REPAIR KITS NECESSARY FOR THIS RECALL.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 1998.ALL VEHICLES ARE OWNED BY PENSKE WHO IS CONDUCTING THE REMEDY PORTION OF THIS RECALL.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V082000
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.