2000 Foster Equipment Trailer & 2000 Foster Hydraulic Trailer recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: Equipment and Hydraulic trailers. U-bolts which attach the leaf springs to the axle beam were incorrectly tightened.
💥 The risk
This condition CAN cause the axle to misalign, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Foster will instruct owner to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer to have their vehicle inspected and adjustment will be completed at no charge to the consumer.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V269000
- Manufacturer
- B. FOSTER & COMPANY, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 422
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 28, 2000
- Built
- Jan 1, 2000 – Aug 15, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 28, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact foster at 1-717-765-9696. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).