EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: SOME MONOLEAF SPRINGS INSTALLED ON CERTAIN BOAT TRAILERS, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 8/20/99 AND 10/28/99, WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THESE TRAILERS EXPERIENCE BREAKAGES WHILE IN USE.
NHK INTEX CORPORATION – NHT INTEX/BOAT TRAILER MONOLEAF SPRINGS
| Report Received Date | 03/27/2000 |
| NHTSA ID | 00E016000 |
| Consequence Summary | IF THE SPRING BREAKS, IT COULD CAUSE THE AXLE ON THE BOAT TRAILER TO ALSO BREAK, WHICH, IN TURN, MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BOAT OR CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH. |
| Corrective Action | NHK HAS STOPPED IMPORTS OF ANY FURTHER SPRINGS AND HAS NOTIFIED ALL IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTORS, UFP, AND ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS TO STOP MAKING THEIR TRAILERS WITH THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS AND TO STOP SALE ON ALL INVENTORY. |
| Recall Code | NR (Not Reported) |
| Potentially Affected | 13049 |
| Fire Risk When Parked | No |
| Do Not Drive | No |
| Recall Link | Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=00E016000) |
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