2000–2001 Ditch Witch S5A & 2000–2001 Ditch Witch S5A1 + 8 more recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels painted silver with "dot USA t 16 x 6 kh" stamped into the rim. The center disk CAN crack with possible separation of rim from disk.
💥 The risk
This increases the risk of loss of vehicle control.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace these wheels. Owner notification began march 19, 2001. 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 charles machine at 1-580-336-4402.
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
- 01V041000
- Manufacturer
- CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC
- Vehicles affected
- 723
- Component
- WHEELS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 19, 2001
- Built
- Jan 10, 1996 – Dec 31, 1997
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).