Haul-Rite Abt66-Hd, Haul-Rite Abt66-Tdm, Haul-Rite Abt78-Hd, Haul-Rite Abt78-Tdm, Haul-Rite Trn63-Hd, model year 2012. Filed by B & M Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 10 August 2012. 18 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says B & M Manufacturing Company (B & M) is recalling certain model year 2012 boat trailers equipped with Carlisle Transport Products brand wheels installed as original equipment. These wheels were manufactured with machine dimensions for the application of a center cap and the application of steel lug inserts that were …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V396 cover?
- Haul-Rite Abt66-Hd, Haul-Rite Abt66-Tdm, Haul-Rite Abt78-Hd, Haul-Rite Abt78-Tdm, Haul-Rite Trn63-Hd, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- B & M Manufacturing Company (B & M) is recalling certain model year 2012 boat trailers equipped with Carlisle Transport Products brand wheels installed as original equipment.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. B & M will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace affected wheels free of charge. The recall began on September 19, 2012. Owners may contact B & M Manufacturing Company at 1-573-346-7246.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “If the wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V396 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | B & M MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| System at fault | Wheels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 10 August 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | HAUL-RITE ABT66-HD, HAUL-RITE ABT66-TDM, HAUL-RITE ABT78-HD, HAUL-RITE ABT78-TDM, HAUL-RITE TRN63-HD |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the wheels are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheels could loosen, leading to wheel separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. A detached wheel also becomes a road hazard.
The remedy
B & M will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace affected wheels free of charge. The recall began on September 19, 2012. Owners may contact B & M Manufacturing Company at 1-573-346-7246.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 191 notices in the record whose component field names wheels. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 30 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V396, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v396/
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