2005–2008 Long Chih LCI-830T & 2005–2008 Long Chih LCI-830TA + 5 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Northern is recalling 17,091 long chih trailers for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims" in that they are missing a tire placard label. Also, the gvwr on the certification label on some of the trailers is incorrect. Finally, the gvwr and gawr must be stated in pounds.
💥 The risk
The missing and incorrect information could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Long chih is conducting the remedy for this campaign and corrected labels will be mailed to consumers with instructions to properly affix the corrected label to the trailer please see 09V-079. Owners may contact long chih at 886-2-29068666.
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
- 09V209000
- Manufacturer
- NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 17,091
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 15, 2009
- Built
- Sep 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2008
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owners 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 .