Scott Tires: Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

Scott is recalling about 188 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Should the spare tire detach itself from the carrier while the trailer is in motion, a crash may result.

Campaign
07V489000
Manufacturer
SCOTT HEALTH & SAFETY
Reported
16 October 2007
Vehicles
188
Built between
Oct 2002 – Oct 2007
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 January 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2002 and October 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2002-2007 Scott Liberty IBuilt October 2002 to October 2007
  • 2002-2007 Scott Liberty IIBuilt October 2002 to October 2007

What the defect is

On certain air compressor trailers, the spare tire mount may fail at one or more of the welds on the upright bar resulting in the spare tire coming loose and falling from the trailer.

What could happen

Should the spare tire detach itself from the carrier while the trailer is in motion, a crash may result.

What gets fixed

SCOTT WILL REPLACE THE OLD STYLE SPARE TIRE MOUNT WITH ONE OF A NEW DESIGN. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2002 to October 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 October 2007
  3. Owners notified16 January 2008

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 16 October 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 may contact scott at 1-800-247-7257.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
SCOTT HEALTH & SAFETY
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.

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