{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Charles Machine Machine recall 19V154 (ID0555609): 2019 Ditch Witch VT24 Trailers",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v154/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V154 (Charles Machine): The ungreased axle bearings could result in a wheel locking up, affecting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of crash.",
  "excerpt": "Charles Machine Ditch Witch, model year 2019. Filed by Charles Machine Works Inc and reported to NHTSA on 1 March 2019. 59 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Charles Machine Works, Inc (Charles) is recalling certain 2019 Ditch Witch VT24 trailers. The axle bearings may not have been greased. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Charles Machine's own number for this recall: ID0555609. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V154 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The ungreased axle bearings could result in a wheel locking up, affecting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of crash.” 19V154 Charles Machine Works Inc Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly 1 March 2019 2019-2019 CHARLES MACHINE DITCH WITCH The ungreased axle bearings could result in a wheel locking up, affecting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of crash. Charles will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axles for the affected batch number and rework the hubs with new seals and bearing",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:28:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:37:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Charles Machine Machine recall 19V154 (ID0555609): 2019 Ditch Witch VT24 Trailers\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v154/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}