- Vehicles
- 242
- Built between
- Sep 2003 – Dec 2003
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2003 and December 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Dana Spicer RF-23 SuspensionBuilt September 2003 to December 2003
What the defect is
Dana spicer RF-23 suspension assemblies; assembly numbers RDW4WX167DXXXXZ and RDW4WX167DXXXXX manufactured between september 1 and december 1, 2003, for use on certain transcraft trailers. The bolts used to attach the brake cam shaft support tube to the brake spider flange which is welder to the trailer axle, were improperly torqued to specification.
What could happen
If the bolts are not properly tightened, they could loosen or possibly fall out causing a loss of vehicle braking and lead to a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION WILL NOTIFY ITS TRAILER OWNERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT THEIR DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REMEDY PREFORMED FREE OF CHARGE OR, SHOULD THE CUSTOMER DECIDE TO PREFOM THE REPAIR THEMSELVES, THE WILL BE PROVIDED A FREE REPAIR KIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2003 to December 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 2004
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 23 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 dana corporation at 800-353-0803.
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.