- Vehicles
- 221
- Built between
- Oct 2004 – Jan 2008
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 October 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2004 and January 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2008 Ox Bodies F750 Flat BEDBuilt October 2004 to January 2008
- 2004-2008 Ox Bodies F750 Flat DumpBuilt October 2004 to January 2008
What the defect is
Ox bodies is recalling 221 my 2004-2008 F750 flat bed and flat dump vehicles supplied to dycom industries on which tool boxes with lids opening to 180 degrees were installed. The tool box lid may detach from a moving vehicle and fall to the ground.
What could happen
A falling tool box lid may strike following vehicles increasing the risk of property damage, injury, or a crash.
What gets fixed
OX BODIES WILL REPLACE THE HINGES ON THE AFFECTED TOOL BOX LIDS AND SUPPORT CHAINS WILL BE ADDED FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY. OX BODIES IS WORKING WITH DYCOM INDUSTRIES, WHO PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES, TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2004 to January 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 October 2008
- Owners notified24 October 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 3 October 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 ox bodies at 1-205-932-5720.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- OX BODIES, INC.
- 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.