Knapheide Ford F-250, Knapheide Ford F-350, Knapheide Ford F-550, Knapheide Gm 2500hd, Knapheide Gm 3500, Knapheide Ram 3500, model years 2022 to 2023. Filed by Knapheide Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 26 May 2023. 38 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Knapheide Manufacturing Company (KMC) is recalling certain 2022-2023 GM 2500HD, 2022 RAM 3500, Ford F-250, F-350, F-550, and 2023 GM 3500 vehicles equipped with certain Warn Industries VR EVO winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23V381 cover?
- Knapheide Ford F-250, Knapheide Ford F-350, Knapheide Ford F-550, Knapheide GM 2500Hd, Knapheide GM 3500, Knapheide Ram 3500, model years 2022-2023.
- What is wrong with them?
- Knapheide Manufacturing Company (KMC) is recalling certain 2022-2023 GM 2500HD, 2022 RAM 3500, Ford F-250, F-350, F-550, and 2023 GM 3500 vehicles equipped with certain Warn Industries VR EVO winches with a wireless handheld remote.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KMC will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote.
- 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: “A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V381 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Knapheide Manufacturing Company |
| System at fault | Equipment:Mechanical:Winch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 26 May 2023 |
| Model years | 2022-2023 |
| Vehicles named | KNAPHEIDE FORD F-250, KNAPHEIDE FORD F-350, KNAPHEIDE FORD F-550, KNAPHEIDE GM 2500HD, KNAPHEIDE GM 3500, KNAPHEIDE RAM 3500 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
KMC will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote. If corrosion or water intrusion is found when removing the battery pack owners should stop using the remote and contact WARN customer service for a replacement remote, free of charge. Once new parts are available, WARN will make a replacement water resistant remote available, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2023. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 217-222-7131.
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 23V381, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v381/
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