Load Rite Snowmobile Trailer 1998
Model Snowmobile Trailer made in 1998 by Load Rite got 1 consumer complain as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to equipment. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 1998
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES | ||||||||||||||||
| 01E031000 | LOAD RITE TRAILERS, INC. | from 06/01/1997 to 12/31/2000 | E (Equipment) | 3918 | 07/23/2001 | MFR | LOAD RITE TRAILERS, INC. | 06/25/2001 | 06/28/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Equipment description: 1997-2001 tilt style 10' and 12' snowmobile trailers with torsion axles manufactured between june 1997 and december 2000. due to corrosion from road salts and snow removal chemicals, the frame rail tubing around the u-bolts and edges of the torsion axle mounting plate can crack and fracture when subjected to the full rated load. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the tubing has a complete fracture failure, the trailer tire will contact the deck of the trailer and result in difficult to severe handling of both the trailer and the tow vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Load rite will notify its distributors and customers to return their trailers to authorized distributors/dealership to have a frame stiffener kit installed free of charge. owner notification began july 23, 2001. owners who take their trailers to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact load rite at 866-949-5845. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES | |||
| 01/04/2010 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 load rite snowmobile trailer. due to corrosion, the axle could brake off of the trailer. load rite discontinued usage of the axle that built his trailer. the trailer was repaired previously under the recall# nhtsa campaign id number: 01e031000, equipment mechanical, wrecker and wheel lift devices. the axle broke off from the trailer again and the contact notified load rite who stated that they do not feel that this is a part of the recall; however, they have offered him a new axle at no charge. | |||