Felling Structure

Felling is recalling about 92 vehicles over a problem with the structure. If the tire rubs on the fender, tire damage may occur, possibly causing tire failure and increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V489000
Manufacturer
Felling Trailers, Inc
Reported
5 August 2015
Vehicles
92
Built between
Feb 2015 – Jun 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 September 2015
Repaired
39%
Unrepaired
56

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2015 and June 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016 Felling FT-6TBuilt February 2015 to June 2015

Repair progress

56 of 92 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.

39% repaired — 36 of 92 reported

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

Felling Trailers, Inc (Felling) is recalling certain model year 2016 FT-6T tilting trailers manufactured from February 15, 2015, through June 30, 2015. Due to an improper placement of the fender, the tires on affected trailers may rub against the fenders.

What could happen

If the tire rubs on the fender, tire damage may occur, possibly causing tire failure and increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Felling has notified owners, and dealers will measure the tire clearance and install a lift kit if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 11, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2015 to June 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 2015
  3. Owners notified11 September 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 39% 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 5 August 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 Felling customer service at 1-888-335-5464.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Felling Trailers, 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

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.

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