2000 Reliance Trailer Sturdyweld recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On some trailers equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20EDL ball sockets, the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which CAN lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications.
💥 The risk
If this condition occurs, the driver CAN lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the ball socket assemblies. Owner notification is began february 28, 2002. 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 reliance trailers at 1-800-444-9772.
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
- 02V037001
- Manufacturer
- RELIANCE TRAILER COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 15
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-444-9772
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 28, 2002
- Built
- Oct 1, 1999 – Apr 30, 2000
- 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).