NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V156000

Unknown Or Other — Petersen · reported 7 May 2009 · 123 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PETERSEN IS RECALLING 123 MY 1998-2009 RS3 GRAPPLE TRUCKS. UNDER LONG-TERM USE, THE SPINDLE PORTION OF THE HEAD ASSEMBLY MAY DEVELOP CRACKS.

The risk

THESE CRACKS POSE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS DANGER WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE BREAKING OF THE SPINDLE, RESULTING IN THE BOOM SEPARATING FROM THE PEDESTAL WITHOUT WARNING, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

The fix

PETERSEN WILL REPLACE THE HEAD ASSEMBLIES WITH A NEW DESIGN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERSEN AT 1-800-930-5623.

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V156000
Filed by
Petersen Industries
Report received
7 May 2009
Owners notified
21 May 2009
Potentially affected
123

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 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 1999 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2000 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2001 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2002 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2003 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2004 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2005 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2006 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2007 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2008 Petersen Rs3 Grapple 2009 Petersen Rs3 Grapple

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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