- Vehicles
- 72
- Built between
- Feb 1981 – Apr 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 January 1984
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1981 and April 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Holmes HolmesBuilt February 1981 to April 1983
What the defect is
Lack of lubrication of the pins and the weakness of the material from which cylinder pins are made can develop into excessive pin wear. Such wear could cause the pins to shear, resulting in boom lift cylinder separating from the wrecker body.
What gets fixed
INSTALLATION OF NEW PINS MADE OF STRONGER MATERIAL AND THE INSTALLATION OF GREASE FITTINGS WHICH PERMIT MORE CONVENIENT LUBRICATION OF THE PIN.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1981 to April 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 February 1984
- Owners notified25 January 1984
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 17 February 1984.
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
- DOVER
- 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: power wreckers; models 1701 and 1801.SYSTEM: special equipment; boom lift.consequences of defect: a separation of the cylinder from the wrecker bodypresents the danger that the boom will fall, dropping the towed vehicle. Avehicle crash without prior warning may result.
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.