Vehicle May Be Above Gross Vehicle Weight Rating – 2017-2018 Jeep Wrangler Badlands, Force Recon, Stryker, & Defcon

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American Fastbacks

March 7, 2019 Vehicle May Be Above Gross Vehicle Weight Rating The excessive weight can negatively impact the vehicle stability, increasing the risk of crash.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V190 Manufacturer Erwin Hymer Group dba American Fastbacks Components STRUCTURE Potential Number of Units Affected 156   Summary Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. dba American Fastbacks (American Fastbacks) is … Read more

Possible Waterway Weld Failure – 2018 KME Predator Tractor-Drawn Aerial (TDA) Vehicles

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KME

March 7, 2019 Possible Waterway Weld Failure Failure of the weld while the waterway has water in it increases the risk of injury to those nearby.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V189 Manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Components STRUCTURE Potential Number of Units Affected 2   Summary Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2018 Predator Tractor-Drawn Aerial (TDA) … Read more

Inner Wheel Bearings Insufficiently Lubricated – 2019-2020 EBY Gooseneck Livestock Trailers

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M H Eby

March 8, 2019 Inner Wheel Bearings Insufficiently Lubricated If the inner bearings were not properly greased, the wheel hub may overheat and smoke, increasing the risk of a fire or the bearing may fail, affecting handling and increasing the risk of a crash.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V186 Manufacturer M H EBY Components SUSPENSION Potential Number of Units … Read more

FL812 – Odometer Reads Kilometers but Displays as Miles – 2019 Western Star 4700 & 4900 Trucks

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Western Star 4900

March 5, 2019 Odometer Reads Kilometers but Displays as Miles The odometer failing to register the correct distance travelled could cause driver confusion, as well as possible incorrect assumptions about driver speed. An incorrect speed assumption may increase the risk of crash.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V171 Manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America LLC Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Potential Number … Read more

FL811 – Wheelchair Lift can be used Without Parking Brake – 2003-2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour School Buses

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Minotour School Bus Ford

March 5, 2019 Wheelchair Lift can be used Without Parking Brake When the vehicle is in neutral with the ignition and the parking brake off, the vehicle may move. Using the wheelchair lift during this time can increase the risk of injury.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V170 Manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America LLC Components EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Potential Number … Read more