2005 Atlas Trailer recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain enclosed cargo trailers equipped with rfd wheels, there is a defective weld of the wheel's center hub to the wheel's rim.
💥 The risk
This could result in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
John h. Enterprise/atlas specialty is working with rfd and rfd is conducting the owner notification and will replace the wheels on affected trailers. Owners may contact rfd components at 574-295-3939 or john h. Enterprise/atlas specialty at 1-574-293-6008.
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
- 05V371000
- Manufacturer
- JOHN H. ENTERPRISE, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 45
- Component
- WHEELS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Feb 10, 2005 – Mar 10, 2005
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.