2000 Cushman Haulster recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: flat bed, model 898465B 3-WHEEL on-road vehicles. A hub washer was improperly manufactured and could deform when the hardware securing the hub is tightened.
💥 The risk
This could allow the axle nut to loosen, resulting in oil leaking out of the splines of the axle and/or axle failure.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the hub washer.
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
- 00V381000
- Manufacturer
- RANSOMES CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 56
- Component
- WHEELS:HUB
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 2000
- Built
- Jan 1, 2000 – Sep 15, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during december 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 cushman at 1-402-475-9581. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).