Deteriorating Rubber May Cause Axle Misalignment – 2022-2023 Innovative Specialties Nitro & Edge Trailers

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October 19, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V783000

Deteriorating Rubber May Cause Axle Misalignment

Deteriorated rubber may allow the axle to shift, causing a misalignment and increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V783

Manufacturer Innovative Specialties LLC

Components SUSPENSION

Potential Number of Units Affected 630

 

Summary

Innovative Specialties LLC (Innovative Specialties) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Nitro and Edge trailers. The rubber installed between the axle and trailer frame may deteriorate.

 

Remedy

Dealers will remove the rubber and bolt the axle directly to the frame, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Innovative Specialties customer service at 1-207-487-2300 or innovativespecialties@gmail.com.

 

Notes

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.

 


This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Innovative Specialties has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain model year 2022-2023 Nitro and Edge SC, SCC, SCH, SIS, NC, NCH, NCHCC, NIS, OCH, and DT trailers. Please note that the defect may not exist in all such vehicles 

 

Why is a recall being conducted?  We have determined that a rubber barrier between the axle and trailer frame could deteriorate which could potentially cause the axle to become misaligned and cause potential sway and or loss of control that could result in a motor vehicle crash without warning.

 

What are we doing about the problem? The rubber barrier between the frame and the axle is not a necessary component and will be removed. This remedy will be provided at no cost to you and after scheduling your trailer for an evaluation it should take approximately 1 hour for this remedy to be completed. The remedy for this recall will be available as of 11/1/2022

 

What should you do? Please contact your closest Nitro or Edge dealer to schedule a free evaluation to see if your trailer is affected. A complete list of dealers can be found on our websites www.nitrotrailers.com or www.edgetrailer.com. It is advised that owners act upon this issue before continued use to avoid or reduce the safety related risk associated with this defect.

 

What if you have already paid for repairs to your trailer to remedy this defect? You may be eligible for reimbursement of the charges you paid for the repair. To learn more about what you need to do to obtain reimbursement, call (207-487-2300).

 

What if I no longer own the trailer? Please email the new owner’s information to us at ben@nitrotrailers.com

 

Who should you contact if you have further questions or concerns? Please contact your closest Nitro or Edge dealer for assistance or questions you may have.

 

If you are the lessor of this vehicle, please forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days to comply with federal regulations.

If after having attempted to take advantage of this recall you believe you have not been able to have your trailer remedied without charge and within a reasonable amount of time, you may submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E., Washington, D.C., 20590 or call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800424-9153) or go to http://www.safecar.gov

As a manufacturer we pride ourselves in building high quality trailers using the highest quality of components, to ensure you have the best experience with your product. Just like a trailer, you can be sure we, as a manufacturer, are right behind you when it comes to our product, the safety of our product and its use  and taking care of any issue that may arise throughout your trailer’s warranty period.

 


Chronology :

On 9/9 customer reported to dealer that their tires were showing abnormal tire wear. Upon evaluation by the dealer they had determined the rubber barrier placed between the axle and the frame had shown wear or deterioration which could cause the axles to be mid-aligned. All bolts and nuts were inspected which led to the belief the rubber barrier could potentially be the issue. Dealer then notified us about the potential concern. We had monitored the situation and after field inspection of multiple units we then decided that this could be a potential issue moving forward and out of precaution it was deemed the rubber barrier was not even necessary.

On 10/17/22 we had then decided we would seek recall advice and at that point open our NHTSA claim.

There have been no known reports of accidents, deaths or injuries related to this recall.

 


24 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
EDGE TRAILERS DT 2022-2023
EDGE TRAILERS NC 2022-2023
EDGE TRAILERS NCH 2022-2023
EDGE TRAILERS NCHCC 2022-2023
EDGE TRAILERS OCH 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS DT 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS NIS 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS OCH 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS SC 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS SCC 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS SCH 2022-2023
NITRO TRAILERS SIS 2022-2023

 


9 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V783-5040.pdf 646.1KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V783-4659.PDF 214.338KB

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Recall 573 Report – 10/24/2022

RCLRPT-22V783-8793.PDF 215.271KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V783-6512.pdf 174.579KB

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Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V783-9850.pdf 193.431KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V783-7496.PDF 211.136KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V783-0529.pdf 437.964KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V783-3888.PDF 211.238KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2023-2

RCLQRT-22V783-8740.PDF 211.317KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V783&docType=RCL

 


 

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