Recall · 20V085000
Vermeer Manufacturing recalled 4 models over wheels
8,040
Vehicles covered
4
Models
26
Model years
February 13, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- The defect
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2016-2020 BC1000XL, BC1200XL, BC1500, and AX19 brush chipper trailers. Incorrect lug nuts may have been installed, possibly resulting in the lug nuts loosening.
- What it can cause
- If the lug nuts loosen while the vehicle is in motion, the wheel may detach and become a road hazard, or there may be a loss of control of the trailer. Either scenario increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Vermeer will notify owners and dealers will provide replacement 17.5? wheel/tire assembly, new wheel maintenance safety sign, tire specification placard, and supplemental operator?s and maintenance manual with wheel maintenance instructions, free of charge. Owner renotification letters were mailed February 24, 2022. The recall began July 6, 2020. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051, extension 7060. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK3922.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| VermeerAX19 | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VermeerBC1000XL | 2010 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VermeerBC1200XL | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VermeerBC1500 | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 8,040 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 78% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2010 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 10 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Vermeer vehicles have been recalled over the wheels once before this, most recently in April 2011 as 11V262000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 21V270000 (structure), 20V344000 (wheels).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Vermeer Manufacturing Company with NHTSA on February 13, 2020 as campaign 20V085000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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