- Vehicles
- 310
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 July 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Southwest Southwest
What the defect is
Trailer tongue dollies are designed to act as a connecting device between the rear of a towing trailer and the front of the trailer being towed. Over a period of time, the spring box of the dolly may cause a non-alignment of the rear trailer.
What gets fixed
UPON INSPECTION, ANY CRACKED WELDS WILL BE REWELDED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE FRONT CHANNEL AND SPRING BOX. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 July 1981
- Owners notified17 July 1981
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 21 July 1981.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SOUTHWEST TRUCK BODY 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
Vehicle category: semi-trailer dollies sold to united parcel service.system: equipment; tongue dolly spring box.consequences of defect: prior to misalignment, the driver may experience apulling sensation at the end of the load. Ignoring this warning will cause therear trailer to become misaligned with the rest of the vehicle. This createsthe risk of collision with other vehicles or objects on either side of thetrailer, which could result in serious injury or death to the driver and otherpersons on the road.
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.