Dana Spicer Wheels: Hub

Dana Spicer is recalling about 56 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. As a result, the outer wheel bearing will prematurely fail with little or no warning, possibly allowing the wheel to separate from the trailer which could result in a vehicle crash.

Campaign
03E005000
Manufacturer
DANA CORPORATION
Reported
3 February 2003
Vehicles
56
Built between
Nov 2002 – Nov 2002
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 February 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2002 and November 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Dana Spicer P22LS501W7705Built November 2002 to November 2002

What the defect is

Dana spicer trailer axles for use on great dane trailers equipped with wheel hubs and wheel bearings. These axles utilized dana's lms (low maintenance system) wheel hub arrangement, in which a solid spacer is used between the inner and outer wheel bearing cone to establish wheel bearing endplay. Dana has determined that some of these trailer axles may have been equipped with the incorrect outer wheel bearing cone.

What could happen

As a result, the outer wheel bearing will prematurely fail with little or no warning, possibly allowing the wheel to separate from the trailer which could result in a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

DANA WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE INSPECTION PROCEDURES. DANA WILL PROVIDE THE CUSTOMER (OR THE GREAT DANE DEALERS) WITH REPLACEMENT LMS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, INCLUDING THE BEARINGS, WHEEL HUB AND SEAL, AT NO CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2002 to November 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 February 2003
  3. Owners notified14 February 2003

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 3 February 2003.

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.

Manufacturer contact

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 dana 269-567-1130.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
DANA CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

Also, customers can 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.

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