Transcraft Corporation | NHTSA Recall #00V221000

Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.

Description

Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 00V221000 by Transcraft Corporation. Includes 1,236 affected units, TRANSCRAFT/FMVSS 223/BUMPER, component: STRUCTURE, and more from the Department of Transportation.

Defect Summary

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."

Corrective Action

Dealers will add two steel bars to the vertical gussets of the rear bumper.

Recall Overview

NHTSA ID: 00V221000

Manufacturer: Transcraft Corporation

Report Received Date: 2000-08-14T00:00:00

Subject: Transcraft/fmvss 223/bumper

Component: Structure

Potentially Affected Units: 1,236

Details

MFR Campaign Number: NR (Not Reported)

Recall Type: Vehicle

Defect Summary: 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."

Consequence Summary: 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.

Corrective Action: Dealers will add two steel bars to the vertical gussets of the rear bumper.

Safety Information

Fire Risk When Parked: No

Do Not Drive: No

Completion Rate: N/A

Metadata

SID: row-4k6h.yy4m~4jph

NHTSA ID: 00V221000

Position: N/A

Created At: 1742808662

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Updated At: 1742808662

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