- Vehicles
- 537
- Built between
- May 1983 – Mar 1984
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 March 1984
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1983 and March 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Century Wrecker Century WreckerBuilt May 1983 to March 1984
What the defect is
Questionable welding procedure was used during manufacture of the hydraulic cylinder used for elevating the wheel lift.
What gets fixed
REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT NO CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1983 to March 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 April 1984
- Owners notified30 March 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 19 April 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
- CENTURY WRECKER CORP.
- 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: tow trucks equipped with century formula 1 hydraulic wheellift units.system: other hydraulic equipment.consequences of defect: a hairline fracture of the rod could develop and resultin a fatigue fracture causing the rod to break without prior warning. If thebreak occurred while a vehicle was in tow the vehicle could be dropped,resulting in an accident.note: in the interim, the wheel lift should not be used on a towed vehiclewithout safety chains.
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.