Vehicle Recall

Long Chi Equipment: Labels

Long Chi is recalling about 53,788 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The missing and incorrect information could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
09V079000
Manufacturer
LONG CHIH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
Reported
11 March 2009
Vehicles
53,788
Built between
Sep 2005 – Dec 2008
Models
27
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 July 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2005 and December 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Long Chi LCI-850TABuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2006-2008 Long Chi LCI-851TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2008 Long Chi LCI-851TABuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005 Long Chi LCI-851TAXBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2008 Long Chih LCI-240TA5Built September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2008 Long Chih LCI-248TEBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-745TCBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2006-2008 Long Chih LCI-746TEBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2008 Long Chih LCI-748TCBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-749TCBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-749TEBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-830TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-830TABuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2006 Long Chih LCI-832TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-832TABuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-850TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005 Long Chih LCI-850TABuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005 Long Chih LCI-851TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2006-2008 Long Chih LCI-851TAXBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2006 Long Chih LCI-852TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-880PBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2007 Long Chih LCI-881GBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2008 Long Chih LCI-881PABuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2006 Long Chih LCI-882GBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2006-2008 Long Chih LCI-890TBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2008 Long Chih LCI-958TCBuilt September 2005 to December 2008
  • 2005-2008 Long Chih LCI-958TRBuilt September 2005 to December 2008

What the defect is

Certain model year 2005-2008 long chih trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims" in that they are missing a tire placard label. Also, the GVWR on the certification label on some of the trailers is incorrect. Finally, the GVWR and gawr must be stated in pounds.

What could happen

The missing and incorrect information could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

CORRECTED LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO CONSUMERS WITH INSTRUCTION TO PROPERLY AFFIX TO TRAILER. ALSO, ACCURATE CONSUMER INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2009.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2005 to December 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 March 2009
  3. Owners notified14 July 2009

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 11 March 2009.

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 long chih at 886-2-29068666.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
LONG CHIH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
Safety standard
FMVSS 110
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

Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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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