2005 Gator Made 16' Trailer & 2005 Gator Made 6X10 Trailer + 8 more recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain Utility trailers equipped with rfd wheels, there is a defective weld of the wheels center hub to the wheel rim.
💥 The risk
This could result in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Rfd is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 05E031). Rfd will replace the wheels on the affected trailers. Owners may contact rfd components at 1-574-295-3939 or stigers at 1-502-875-1084.
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
- 06V393000
- Manufacturer
- STIGERS TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 21
- Component
- WHEELS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2005
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers CAN 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.