NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V097000

Structure › Body › Bumpers — Tarasport · reported 11 Mar 2005 · 35 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN DROP AND STRAIGHT DECK TRAILERS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 223, 'REAR IMPACT GUARDS.' THE GUARD HAS A VERTICAL HEIGHT OF 63.5MM (2 1/2 INCHES) AND SHOULD BE AT LEAST 100MM (4 INCHES).

The risk

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

The fix

TARASPORT WILL INSTALL A 100MM REAR HORIZONTAL MEMBER TO THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TARASPORT AT 1-423-337-4660 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.TARASPORT.COM.

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
05V097000
Filed by
Tarasport Trailers, Inc.
Report received
11 Mar 2005
Owners notified
28 Mar 2005
Potentially affected
35

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1998 Tarasport Drop Deck 1999 Tarasport Drop Deck 2000 Tarasport Drop Deck 2001 Tarasport Drop Deck 2002 Tarasport Drop Deck 2003 Tarasport Drop Deck 2004 Tarasport Drop Deck 2005 Tarasport Drop Deck 1998 Tarasport Straight Deck 1999 Tarasport Straight Deck 2000 Tarasport Straight Deck 2001 Tarasport Straight Deck 2002 Tarasport Straight Deck 2003 Tarasport Straight Deck 2004 Tarasport Straight Deck 2005 Tarasport Straight Deck

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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