- Vehicles
- 25
- Built between
- Jul 2014 – Dec 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 May 2018
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2014 and December 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2016 Doepker HG Flatdeck SemiBuilt July 2014 to December 2014
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2020.
96% repaired — 24 of 25 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
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
Doepker Industries Ltd. (Doepker) is recalling certain 2015-2016 53' Tridem Galvanized Highboy Flatdeck Semi trailers. The lower rail main beam flanges may crack, possibly causing the load to shift and spill onto the road.
What could happen
If the load shifts and spills onto the roadway, there is an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Doepker will notify owners, and dealers will provide rental trailers, and replace the frames, free of charge. The recall began on May 1, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2014 to December 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 April 2018
- Owners notified1 May 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 96% 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 April 2018.
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 Doepker customer service at 1-306-598-2171. Doepker's number for this recall is HG201801.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- HG201801
- Recalling manufacturer
- Doepker Industries Ltd.
- 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.