- Vehicles
- 89
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 19 February 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Tuthill 86AR
What the defect is
Tuthill single air ride suspensions model 86AR sold to weld-it company between july 19, 1996, and august 20, 2001. The defect is in the combination of the weld-it liquid tank trailers when equipped with the model 86AR single air ride suspension.
What could happen
The spring beams in this suspension may fracture which if this happens in a turning maneuver, may cause the trailer to roll over, possibly resulting in serious injuries or even death.
What gets fixed
WELD-IT COMPANY WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE ALL THE 86AR SUSPENSIONS THAT ARE ON THE WELD-IT MANUFACTURED TRAILERS WITH A MODEL 22AR OR A MODEL 88, AT THE OWNER'S DISCREATION, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 19, 2004.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 February 2004
- Owners notified19 February 2004
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 2 February 2004.
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 weld-it at 323-263-7524 ext. 16 for assistance.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TUTHILL TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
- 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.