Recall · 22V576000
Charles Machine Works recalled 4 models over tires
1,087
Vehicles covered
4
Models
10
Model years
August 4, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
TIRES
- The defect
- Charles Machine Works, Inc. is recalling certain 2020-2022 Ditch Witch VT24, VT12, VT14, and 2022 VT14MV trailers. The vehicle certification label does not have the correct Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and rims - other than passenger cars."
- What it can cause
- Incorrect GAWR information may cause the vehicle to become overloaded and result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2022. Owners may contact Charles Machine Work's customer service at 1-580-572-2223.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ditch WitchVT12 | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Ditch WitchVT14 | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Ditch WitchVT14MV | 2022 | Not published here |
| Ditch WitchVT24 | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,087 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 59% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years 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 Charles Machine Works, Inc. with NHTSA on August 4, 2022 as campaign 22V576000. 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 2022-08-04.
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