2005 Vintage Race CAR Trailer recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain Race CAR trailers equipped with tredit wheels. The rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc.
💥 The risk
The center of the wheel could separate from the rim. The wheel may wobble and cause a vibration or the mounted tire could lose air causing the tire to go flat, resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Vintage is working with tredit tire to notify owners and have the wheels replaced free of charge. The recall began on september 20, 2005. Owners may contact vintage custom trailers at 1-800-233-5455.
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
- 05V436000
- Manufacturer
- VINTAGE TRAILERS LTD
- Vehicles affected
- 5
- Component
- WHEELS:RIM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-233-5455
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 20, 2005
- Built
- Jun 13, 2005 – Aug 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.