NHTSA recall campaign
97V229000
ManufacturerEAST MANUFACTURING CORP.Reported1997-12-11Affected15 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 45' COMPOSITE PLATFORM TRAILERS HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING GREATER THAN 35,000 POUNDS. THE TOP AND/OR BOTTOM FLANGES OF THE TRAILER'S MAIN BEAMS DO NOT MEET MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS.
Risk
THE FLANGES COULD BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE TRAILERS.
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Affected vehicles
1 entryEast Manufacturing
- Trailer1997