Cargo Winch Mount May Fail – 2015-2021 Lode-King Prestige SDG53-2 Step-Deck Semi-Trailers

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April 22, 2020 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V230000

Cargo Winch Mount May Fail

If the mount fails, the cargo or load can fall off the trailer and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V230

Manufacturer Lode-King Industries Ltd

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 43

 

Summary

Lode-King Industries LTD. (Lode-King) is recalling certain 2015-2021 Prestige SDG53-2 step-deck semi-trailers. The cargo securing winches may not be properly mounted to the trailer. As a result, the cargo winch mount could fail and allow cargo to come loose.

 

Remedy

Lode-King will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cargo winches with an updated version, free of charge. Owners may contact Lode-King customer service at 1-204-325-4345.

 

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.safercar.gov.

 


29 April, 2020

Customer Name and Address here

 

Dear Lode King Trailer Customer

 

SUBJECT:  Important Safety Recall # 20V230

 

This notice applies to Prestige step deck semi-trailers

 

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

 

Lode King Industries has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist with Prestige semi-trailers sold by your dealership that could affect your safety.

 

Details are as follows:

 

a. The name of the company giving notice is:

Lode King Industries
Box 1146
135 Canada Street
Winkler, MB  R6W 4B2
Phone (204) 325-4345

 

b. Make: Prestige Trailers    Model: SDG53-2   Model Year: 2018 & 2021 Trailer VIN:  2LDSDxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

c. This defect relates to the cargo winches fastened to the side rails of the trailer. Specifically, these are the cargo winches located in the area immediately beside the loading ramps which are inset into the floor of your trailer, at the drop section.  See the accompanying pictures below for a visual reference.

 

d. This defect is related to the weld that joins the cargo winch to its mounting plate. That weld may be of insufficient strength to meet the load rating assigned to that device.

 

If this defect were to manifest, it could result in the cargo winch breaking free from the side rail of the trailer, allowing the cargo on the deck to come loose.  This would be of particular concern in the case of a crash/accident where significantly higher forces can be experienced. Cargo that comes loose or falls from the trailer could create a risk of injury and create a road hazard for others.

 

e. The corrective action for this issue will be to replace the defective items with new cargo winches that are redesigned to correct the deficiency. These winches are of a bolt-on design so the defective piece can be simply unbolted, removed and the replacement items bolted back in its place.  Your trailer has either 3 or 4 of these winches that need to be replaced.

 

f. Until such time as we are able to carry out the replacement of these items on your trailer, we ask that you visually inspect them to ensure they are not cracked, distorted or otherwise damaged.

 

g. The new replacement winches are currently being manufactured. As soon as they are completed we will be shipping these parts to our dealers.  At that time we will send another notification letter to advise you that it is time to get your trailer into the dealer’s service shop for the work to be carried out.  We are planning to have the replacement cargo winches sent to your dealer by 2020 May 22.

 

h. The replacement of these defective cargo winches will be carried out by your authorized Lode King dealer at no cost to you. We are allowing one hour of shop time to make this change, unless there is also a toolbox in the way.  If a toolbox needs to be removed to gain access, we are allowing an additional hour to remove and reinstall the toolbox.

 

i. Any trailer lessor receiving this recall notice should forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within 10 working days.

 

Our point of contact here at Lode King for the Recall will be the Mr. Randall Siemens, Customer Service & Warranty Manager.

 

We look forward to working with you to swiftly address this issue and get this corrective action in place.

 

Yours truly,

Lode King Industries

 


29 April, 2020

 

Dealer Name and Address here

 

Dear Lode King Trailer Dealer

 

SUBJECT:  Important Safety Recall # 20V230

 

This notice applies to Prestige step deck semi-trailers

 

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

 

Lode King Industries has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist with Prestige semi-trailers sold by your dealership that could affect your safety.

 

Details are as follows:

a. The name of the company giving notice is:

Lode King Industries
Box 1146
135 Canada Street
Winkler, MB  R6W 4B2
Phone (204) 325-4345

 

b. Make: Prestige Trailers    Model: SDG53-2   Model Year: 2018 & 2021

 

c. This non-compliance relates to the cargo winches fastened to the side rails of the trailer. These are specifically the cargo winches located in the area immediately beside the loading ramps which are inset into the floor of your trailer, at the drop section. See the accompanying pictures below for a visual reference.

 

d. This issue is related to the weld that joins the cargo winch to its mounting plate. That weld may be of insufficient strength to meet the load rating assigned to that device.

 

If this defect were to manifest, it could result in the cargo winch breaking free from the side rail of the trailer, allowing the cargo on the deck to come loose.  This would be of particular concern in the case of a crash/accident where significantly higher forces can be experienced. Cargo that comes loose or falls from the trailer could create a risk of injury and create a road hazard for others.

 

e. The corrective action for this issue will be to replace the defective items with new cargo winches that are redesigned to correct the deficiency. These winches are of a bolt-on design so the defective piece can be simply unbolted, removed and the replacement items bolted back in its place.  Each affected trailer has either 3 or 4 of these winches that need to be replaced.

 

f. Until such time as we are able to carry out the replacement of these items on the affected trailer, we ask that you visually inspect all trailers that you encounter, to ensure they are not cracked, distorted or otherwise damaged.

 

g. We are contacting all of the end users of these trailers and instructing them to bring them to their dealer for the Recall rework to be carried out. We are asking all of our dealers to participate in this rework.  We are planning to ship the upgrade winches out to your location so they can be installed when customers bring their trailers in for the Recall rework to be carried out.

 

h. We are allowing one hour of shop time to make this change, unless there is also a toolbox in the way. If a toolbox needs to be removed to gain access, we are allowing an additional hour to remove and reinstall the toolbox.

 

Our point of contact here at Lode King for the Recall will be the Mr. Randall Siemens, Customer Service & Warranty Manager.

 

We look forward to working with you to swiftly address this issue and get this corrective action in place.

 

Yours truly,

Lode King Industries

 


8 October, 2020

Recall Management Team
Office of Defect Investigation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, D.C.

Uploaded to ODI Website

Dear NHTSA:

SUBJECT: Status Report – Defect and Recall Campaign # 20V230

Please accept this letter as our first quarterly status report for the subject recall campaign. In this recall campaign we identified two (2) semi-trailers that are being recalled to correct a problem with the cargo winches installed along the side rails of the trailer when it was manufactured.

One of these trailers was originally sold to a customer here in Canada but, was later imported into the United States. The company that had owned this trailer and that imported it has since gone bankrupt. We have no way of knowing who currently owns that trailer or where it is located.

For the other trailer, it has been located in Texas. We have been in communication via email and telephone with this end user. We have provided him with the correct replacement winches for that trailer. He has also confirmed that the new winches have, in fact, been installed on the affected trailer.

Unless something changes with respect to the trailer that was owned by the bankrupt customer, all of our subsequent Status Reports will be a copy of this one. Is it necessary to continue to submit the same report over and over? May we consider this our Final Status Report for this recall campaign?

Please contact the undersigned for any further information regarding this recall campaign.

 

Sincerely,

Lode King Industries

Director of Engineering

Division of Triple E Canada Ltd.

 


7 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
LODE KING PRESTIGE 2015-2021

 


9 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-20V230-7958.PDF 215.499KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-20V230-8788.pdf 245.366KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-20V230-4436.pdf 738.606KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-20V230-1577.pdf 673.051KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2020-4

RCLQRT-20V230-6200.PDF 211.32KB

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Miscellaneous Document- Status Report 1st Qtr 20V230

RMISC-20V230-6728.pdf 1079.222KB

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Recall Quarterly Report

RCLQRT-20V230-8750.PDF 211.229KB

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Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1

RCLRPT-20V230-7130.PDF 215.487KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2020-2

RCLQRT-20V230-7438.PDF 211.123KB

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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=20V230&docType=RCL

 


 

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