- Vehicles
- 1,577
- Built between
- Jul 2007 – Mar 2007
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 August 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2007 and March 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- LINK 8A000490 Duralift IIBuilt July 2007 to March 2007
What the defect is
Certain aftermarket link liftable suspensions, model 8A000490 duralift ii 13.2K, containing the aluminum cross-member manufactured from july 20, 2005, to march 16, 2007, sold for use on certain class 7 and class 8 trucks. Bending and fatigue cracks can occur in the cross-member.
What could happen
Over time, the cross-member can fail initiating a vehicle shimmy that could cause loss of vehicle control, possible resulting in a crash.
What gets fixed
NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO OWNERS INSTRUCTING THEM TO REMOVE THE CROSS-MEMBER AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW STEEL CROSS-MEMBER, KIT NUMBER 80001799. KITS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 10, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2007 to March 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 November 2007
- Owners notified10 August 2007
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 7 November 2007.
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 can contact link's customer service department toll-free at 1-800-222-6283.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- LINK MANUFACTURING, LTD
- 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.