- Vehicles
- 19,100
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 13 December 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.
- Reading 14600301
- Reading 14600341
What the defect is
Certain galvanized tailgate cables for use on heavy trucks p/n 14600301 and 14600341. Water gets trapped in the covering around the steel cable, eventually corroding it. During use, the cable(s) can break, allowing the tailgate to drop down.
What could happen
Should the tailgate drop down, it could cause injuries to the user.
What gets fixed
READING WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMER AND REPLACE THE TAILGATE CABLES WITH STAINLESS STEEL CABLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 13, 2004. 2004.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 September 2004
- Owners notified13 December 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 8 September 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 reading at 610-775-3301.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- READING TRUCK BODY, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.