- Vehicles
- 115
- Built between
- May 1998 – Jul 2000
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 27 December 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1998 and July 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1998-2001 MAY Coal BodyBuilt May 1998 to July 2000
What the defect is
Equipment description: may coal dump bodies manufactured between may 1, 1998 and july 15, 2000. These bodies do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment," for one or more of the following reasons: a) coal bodies equipped with non-reflective lamp lenses, body rear and body side reflective devices may not have been installed; b) the stop/turn/tail lamps are mounted on the end of the truck chassis (according to the standard, the face of those lamps should be no more than 12 inches from the extreme rear of the vehicle); c) the three lamp identification lamp cluster is mounted on the end of the truck chassis (according to the standard, the face of those lamps should be no more than 12 inches from the extreme rear of the vehicle;) d) on certain coal bodies equipped with permanent "board(s) over gate," the identification lamp cluster is mounted on the end of the truck chassis (according to the standard, the face of those lamps should be no more than 12 inches from the extreme rear of the vehicle); and e) rear clearance lamps, mounted with their center lines within 6 inches of the extreme outer side of the body, were not installed on coal bodies equipped with stop/turn/tail lamps mounted at the rear of the truck chassis.
What could happen
Any of these conditions can make the vehicle less conspicuous which could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
BENSON WILL NOTIFIY ITS CUSTOMERS TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A PARTICIPATING DEALER TO HAVE THE REMEDY PREFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1998 to July 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 November 2000
- Owners notified27 December 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 November 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began december 27, 2000.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 benson international at 1-877-489-9020. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.