May Coal Body (1998) – 00E074000

Defect Description For Recall

Equipment Description: May Coal Dump Bodies Manufactured Between May 1, 1998 And July 15, 2000. These Bodies Do Not Comply With Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, “Lamps, RefleCTIve Devices, And Associated Equipment,” For One Or More Of The Following Reasons: A) Coal Bodies Equipped With Non-RefleCTIve Lamp Lenses, Body Rear And Body Side RefleCTIve Devices May Not Have Been Installed; B) The Stop/Turn/Tail Lamps Are Mounted On The End Of The Truck Chassis (According To The Standard, The Face Of Those Lamps Should Be No More Than 12 Inches From The Extreme Rear Of The Vehicle); C) The Three Lamp Identification Lamp Cluster Is Mounted On The End Of The Truck Chassis (According To The Standard, The Face Of Those Lamps Should Be No More Than 12 Inches From The Extreme Rear Of The Vehicle;) D) On Certain Coal Bodies Equipped With Permanent “Board(S) Over Gate,” The Identification Lamp Cluster Is Mounted On The End Of The Truck Chassis (According To The Standard, The Face Of Those Lamps Should Be No More Than 12 Inches From The Extreme Rear Of The Vehicle); And E) Rear Clearance Lamps, Mounted With Their Center Lines Within 6 Inches Of The Extreme Outer Side Of The Body, Were Not Installed On Coal Bodies Equipped With Stop/Turn/Tail Lamps Mounted At The Rear Of The Truck Chassis.

Make Of Vehicle

MAY

Model Of Vehicle

COAL BODY

Year

1998

Recall Campaign Number

00E074000

Component Description

Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights:Switch

Effect Of Defect

Any Of These Conditions Can Make The Vehicle Less Conspicuous Which Could Result In A Vehicle Crash.

Fix Defect

Benson Will Notifiy Its Customers To Take Their Vehicle To A Participating Dealer To Have The Remedy Preformed Free Of Charge.

Vehicle Manufacturer

Benson International, Inc.

Start Of Manufacture

19980501

End Of Manufacture

20000715

Type Of Vehicle Recall

E

Number Affected

115

Date Owners Notified

20001227

Initiated By

Ovsc

Responsible Manufacturer

Benson International, Inc.

Date Report Received

20001113

Make Campaign Number

Part Number

571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

108