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NHTSA Campaign 07V158000

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Issued by POLAR TANK TRAILER, LLC. · Reported Apr 12, 2007 · 96 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PNEUMATIC TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ALUMINUM FRONT END FRAMES, A CRACK CAN DEVELOP NEAR A WELD IN THE FRONT END FRAME.

Consequence

OVER TIME, THE CRACK CAN PROPAGATE THROUGH ONE OF THE FRONT FRAME RAILS EVENTUALLY CAUSING FAILURE OF THE RAIL, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE DEFLECTION OF THE FRONT FRAME, AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE CRACKED FRAMES OR REPLACE THE FRAME IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 25, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLAR AT 1-800-826-6589.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
POLAR APX9-1000 2002 96
POLAR APX9-1000 2003 96
POLAR APX9-1000 2004 96
POLAR APX9-1000 2005 96
POLAR APX9-1200 2002 96
POLAR APX9-1200 2003 96
POLAR APX9-1200 2004 96
POLAR APX9-1200 2005 96

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V158000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.