Ditch Witch Vt-Series Trailer. Published by Transport Canada as 2022590 on 17 October 2022. System: Label.
What the notice says Issue:
The compliance label on certain VT24 trailers lists the wrong gross axle weight ratings (GAWR). The label incorrectly lists the capacities as 5,443 kg (12,000 lb.) per axle. The label should instead list the axle capacities as 5,150 kg (11,354 lb.) per axle. This could lead to overloading and cause poor …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2022590
- Recall date
- 17 October 2022
- Make
- Ditch Witch
- Models
- Vt-Series Trailer
- Model years
- 2020 to 2021
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- System
- Label
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 5
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
The compliance label on certain VT24 trailers lists the wrong gross axle weight ratings (GAWR). The label incorrectly lists the capacities as 5,443 kg (12,000 lb.) per axle. The label should instead list the axle capacities as 5,150 kg (11,354 lb.) per axle. This could lead to overloading and cause poor handling or a tire failure.Safety Risk:
Poor handling or a tire failure could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Charles Machine Works Inc. will mail a new compliance label to each owner. They will also send you a revised operator's manual with the recommended tire pressure and the corrected axle weight ratings. If you would like help to install the label, you can contact your local dealer or the company.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2022590.
Ditch Witch elsewhere in this register
Ditch Witch is named on 5 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2015155 · 14 April 2015 · T26, T18 · Wheels
- 2011209 · 27 May 2011 · T18s, T9sh, T9s · Other
- 2006116 · 13 May 2006 · T26s · Structure
- 2006054 · 8 March 2006 · T18s · Structure
The same system: Label
529 notices in this register name Label. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2022593 · 19 October 2022 · Magnitude, Omni · Label
- 2022571 · 7 October 2022 · Super Star Class C Motorhome · Label
- 2022684 · 18 November 2022 · Air · Label
- 2022512 · 12 September 2022 · Closed Top Transfer Trailer, Open Top Transfer Trailer · Label
- 2022694 · 7 December 2022 · A3, S3 · Label
- 2022692 · 7 December 2022 · Voyage, Minnie · Label
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