Willett Equipment: Labels

Willett is recalling about 145 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. This could lead to overloading of the camper's vehicle with potential for accidents from adverse effects on handling and braking; campers do not comply with FMVSS 126.

Campaign
90E042000
Manufacturer
R.C. WILLETT CO
Reported
19 October 1990
Vehicles
145
Built between
Sep 1989 – Sep 1990
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
12 December 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1989 and September 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990-1991 Willett TexsonBuilt September 1989 to September 1990

What the defect is

Campers exceed the maximum weight on the certification label.

What could happen

This could lead to overloading of the camper's vehicle with potential for accidents from adverse effects on handling and braking; campers do not comply with FMVSS 126.

What gets fixed

INSTALL A NEW CERTIFICATION LABEL WITH CORRECT WEIGHT.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1989 to September 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 October 1990
  3. Owners notified12 December 1990

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 October 1990.

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
R.C. WILLETT CO
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

System: certification label; FMVSS 126. Vehicle description: slide in truck camper's with TC800 pop-up.

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.

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