Ingersoll Smart-Steer, model year 9999. Filed by Dexter Axle Company and reported to NHTSA on 21 September 2022. 81 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Dexter Axle Company (Dexter Axle) is recalling certain Smart-Steer 2.0 self-steering axles. The steering arm may fracture during certain conditions, such as low speed and high side-loading.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 22E080 cover?
- Ingersoll Smart-Steer.
- What is wrong with them?
- Dexter Axle Company (Dexter Axle) is recalling certain Smart-Steer 2.0 self-steering axles. The steering arm may fracture during certain conditions, such as low speed and high side-loading.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The fractured steering arm and tie rod can separate and fall to the ground, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will install a new steering arm and additional welds, free of charge. Dealers and original equipment manufacturers were notified of the recall in October 2022. Owners may contact Dexter Axle's customer service at 1-574-295-7888.
- 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: “The fractured steering arm and tie rod can separate and fall to the ground, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22E080 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Dexter Axle Company |
| System at fault | Steering |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 September 2022 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | INGERSOLL SMART-STEER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The fractured steering arm and tie rod can separate and fall to the ground, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install a new steering arm and additional welds, free of charge. Dealers and original equipment manufacturers were notified of the recall in October 2022. Owners may contact Dexter Axle's customer service at 1-574-295-7888.
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 745 notices in the record whose component field names steering. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 22E080, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22e080/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Dexter Axle notices we hold
- 23E070: Goodride ST 200 tire and wheel assemblies with size: ST235/80R16 LRE tires
- 22E053: 42mm Cartridge Bearing Washers, part number 005-147-01
- 21E019: Ingersoll Smart-Steer self steer axles
- 19E023: #13, #13D, #13G, #13T, #14, and #14T axles
- 18E090: Torsion Trailer Axles, models #10, #10F and #11
- 11E057: ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS TRAILERS
- 10E048: TRAILER AXLE ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 15, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2010
All 8 Dexter Axle campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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