JET Power Train: Axle Hubs

Jet is recalling about 11 vehicles over a problem with the power train. If one of the wheel studs broke and was left in this condition, the remaining wheel studs may also fracture increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
08V389000
Manufacturer
JET COMPANY
Reported
7 August 2008
Vehicles
11
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 July 2008
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.

  • 2009 JET Grain Trailer

What the defect is

Jet is recalling 11 my 2009 grain trailers equipped with arvinmeritor wheel end studs. The wheel end studs were improperly tempered, potentially rendering them brittle and susceptible to fracture. If one wheel stub fractures, the remaining wheel studs are required to carry more load.

What could happen

If one of the wheel studs broke and was left in this condition, the remaining wheel studs may also fracture increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

JET IS WORKING WITH ARVINMERITOR WHO WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SUSPECTED STUDS FREE OF CHARGE(PLEASE SEE 08E038). THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2008.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA7 August 2008
  2. Owners notified7 July 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 7 August 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 jet at 1-515-332-3117 or arvinmeritor at 1-866-668-7221.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
JET 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 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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