Recall · 22V398000
C.E. Smith Company recalled 5 models over suspension
2,043
Vehicles covered
5
Models
10
Model years
June 7, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- C.E. Smith Company, Inc. (C.E. Smith) is recalling certain 2021-2022 C.E. Smith Company Multi-Sport 48810 and 48815, Multi-Sport Plus 48870, Malone Auto Racks MicroSport MPG460, and EcoLight MPG585 boat trailers. The weld connecting the axle tube to the wheel spindle may fail, causing the wheel to separate from the trailer.
- What it can cause
- Losing a wheel off the trailer increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- C.E. Smith will provide installation instructions and a replacement axle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 24, 2022. Owners may contact C.E. Smith at 1-800-334-2490.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| C.E. Smith CompanyMulti-Sport 48810 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| C.E. Smith CompanyMulti-Sport 48815 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| C.E. Smith CompanyMulti-Sport Plus 48870 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Malone Auto RacksEcolight MPG585 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Malone Auto RacksMicrosport MPG460 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,043 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 66% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
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 C.E. Smith Company, Inc. with NHTSA on June 7, 2022 as campaign 22V398000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2022-06-07.
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