Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Flatbed Trailers. The Wrong Material Specification Was Furnished For The Vertical Gussets Of The Bumper. This Would Allow The Bumper To Fail By Folding Under The Trailer At Lower Impact Forces Than Allowed. These Bumpers Do Not Meet The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 223, “Rear Impact Guards.”
Make Of Vehicle
TRANSCRAFT
Model Of Vehicle
EAGLE
Year
1998
Recall Campaign Number
00V221000
Component Description
Structure:Body:Bumpers
Effect Of Defect
Failure Of The Rear Bumper Could Allow Vehicles Involved In Front End Collision With The Rear End Of The Trailer To Run Under The Rear End Of The Trailer Causing Vehicle Damage To The Trailer/Vehicle And Could Result In Bodily Injury To Vehicle Occupants.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Add Two Steel Bars To The Vertical Gussets Of The Rear Bumper.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Transcraft Corporation
Start Of Manufacture
19980223
End Of Manufacture
20000510
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
1236
Date Owners Notified
20000828
Initiated By
Ovsc
Responsible Manufacturer
Transcraft Corporation
Date Report Received
20000814
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
223