S&S Equipment: Labels

S and S is recalling about 1,900 vehicles over a problem with the equipment.

Campaign
86E005000
Manufacturer
S&S CANOPIES&CAMPERS MFG
Reported
16 April 1986
Vehicles
1,900
Built between
Jan 1977 – Apr 1986
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
1 April 1986
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1977 and April 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • S And S S AND SBuilt January 1977 to April 1986

What the defect is

Certification label fails to meet requirements of FMVSS #126 "truck camper loading." also, required information is missing from owner's manual. Consequence of defect: due to the lack of information in the owner's manual there is a possibility of overloading and improper weight distribution which could result in adverse vehicle handling, which may cause an accident.

What gets fixed

RIVET CERTIFICATION LABEL TO CAMPER AND PROVIDE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR OWNER'S MANUAL.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1977 to April 1986
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 April 1986
  3. Owners notified1 April 1986

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 16 April 1986.

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
S&S CANOPIES&CAMPERS MFG
Safety standard
FMVSS 126
Recall initiated by
OVSC

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: slide-in camper.system: certification label.

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.

Same component

Same brand