- Vehicles
- 108
- Built between
- Oct 2006 – Jul 2008
- Models
- 25
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 August 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2006 and July 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2001 Chevrolet 2500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006-2008 Chevrolet 3500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006-2007 Chevrolet C4500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007 Chevrolet C5500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007-2008 Chevrolet W5500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2002 Dodge 3500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2008 Dodge 5500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006 Ford F-250Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2008 Ford F-350Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006-2008 Ford F-450Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007-2008 Ford F-550Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007 Ford F-650Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006-2007 Ford LCFBuilt October 2006 to July 2008
- 1993, 2007 GMC 3500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006 GMC C5500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007 GMC W3500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007 GMC W4500Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2000-2001 Knapheide Isuzu FRRBuilt October 2006 to July 2008
- 2003-2004, 2007 Knapheide Isuzu NPRBuilt October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006 Knapheide Isuzu NPR HDBuilt October 2006 to July 2008
- 2006 Knapheide Isuzu NQRBuilt October 2006 to July 2008
- 2007 Knapheide Mitsubishi FE145Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2008 Knapheide Mitsubishi FE180Built October 2006 to July 2008
- 2000, 2004 Knapheide Nissan 1800HDBuilt October 2006 to July 2008
What the defect is
Knapheide is recalling 108 my 2006-2008 pro series truck beds equipped with an icc bumper which included a provision for a ball hitch. There may be an insufficient weld attaching the hitch channel to the supporting structure.
What could happen
This could result in bending of the hitch channel or the hitch could be pulled off the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
KNAPHEIDE WILL OFFER TWO REMEDIES TO ITS CUSTOMERS: (1) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT USE THE HITCH, THE HITCH WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK BED AND REPLACED WITH AN ICC BUMPER; OR (2) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO NEED A HITCH, A RECEIVER HITCH ASSEMBLY WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING HITCH ASSEMBLY AND ALL SUSPECT WELD JOINTS WILL BE RE WELDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2006 to July 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 July 2008
- Owners notified15 August 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 28 July 2008.
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 knapheide at 1-877-473-5763.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- 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.