Miller Wheels: Hub

Miller is recalling about 490 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. An improperly torqued bearing could cause the bearing to fail, resulting in a failure of the wheel assembly and a risk of a wheel falling off, during vehicle operation, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
10V541000
Manufacturer
MILLER ELECTRIC MFG. CO.
Reported
29 October 2010
Vehicles
490
Built between
From Feb 2010
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 November 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2010 and an unspecified date. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010 Miller HWY-224Built February 2010 to unknown
  • 2010 Miller OFR-224Built February 2010 to unknown

What the defect is

Miller electric is recalling certain trailers for improper hub assembly installation. During the assembly supplier's manufacturing, the assembly bearings may not have been properly torque.

What could happen

An improperly torqued bearing could cause the bearing to fail, resulting in a failure of the wheel assembly and a risk of a wheel falling off, during vehicle operation, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

MILLER ELECTRIC WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND PROPERLY RE-INSTALL THE HUB ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2010 to unknown
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 October 2010
  3. Owners notified8 November 2010

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 29 October 2010.

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 miller electric at 920-734-9821.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MILLER ELECTRIC MFG. CO.
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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