- Vehicles
- 236
- Built between
- Sep 2014 – Jan 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 March 2015
- Repaired
- 97%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2014 and January 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Maxjax Portable TWO-Post LiftBuilt September 2014 to January 2015
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2016.
97% repaired — 230 of 236 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 6
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Dannmar Equipment (Dannmar) is recalling certain MaxJax Portable Two-Post automatic car lift systems, part number 17152001, sold between September 2, 2014, to January 15, 2015. The affected car lifts may have lower carriage plates that may be insufficiently welded to the inside of the carriage.
What could happen
If the lower carriage plates are not properly welded, they may not be able to hold the rated weight while lifting a vehicle. As a result, the lift arms may snap and the vehicle could fall from the lift, increasing the risk of personal injury.
What gets fixed
Dannmar has begun notifying owners and will supply owners with replacement carriages, free of charge. The recall began March 18, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2014 to January 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 June 2015
- Owners notified18 March 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 97% repaired
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 24 June 2015.
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 Dannmar customer service at 1-877-432-6627.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Dannmar Equipment
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.