- Vehicles
- 20
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 June 2006
- 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.
- Reinke 223021
What the defect is
Certain reinke aluminum toolbox brackets, p/no. 223021, sold as aftermarket equipment for use on reinke trailers. During manufacture, the bend radius of the brackets was too small resulting in brackets with greatly reduced fatigue life. Small cracks may develop along the bend radius lines of the brackets if installed as part of the toolbox mounting system. The cracks may further develop and the brackets may break causing the toolbox to separate from the trailer.
What could happen
If the toolbox separates from the trailer while the trailer is in motion, vehicles on the road are at risk of collision with the toolbox and its contents and a vehicle crash could occur without warning.
What gets fixed
REINKE WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REINFORCE THE BRACKETS WITH ALUMINUM GUSSETS THAT WILL BE WELDED ON EACH SIDE OF EACH BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2006.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 May 2006
- Owners notified22 June 2006
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 May 2006.
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 do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact reinke toll-free at 877-762-1001.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- REINKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
- 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
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.