- Vehicles
- 699
- Built between
- Jan 2000 – Mar 2006
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 December 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2000 and March 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000-2005 Ditch Witch T12SBuilt January 2000 to March 2006
- 2006 Ditch Witch T18SBuilt January 2000 to March 2006
- 2002-2006 Ditch Witch T26SBuilt January 2000 to March 2006
- 2000-2005 Trailer T18SBuilt January 2000 to March 2006
What the defect is
Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 223, "rear impact guards." proper rear impact guards were not installed on these trailers.
What could happen
If struck in the rear by a smaller vehicle, the vehicle may underride the trailer increasing the risk of injury to the occupants of the smaller vehicle.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT REAR IMPACT GUARDS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2000 to March 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 March 2006
- Owners notified15 December 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 8 March 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 may contact charles machine works at 580-572-2480.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 223
- 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 also 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.