Recall 09V406000

What's wrong

SOMERSET WELDING AND STEEL IS RECALLING CERTAIN J&J TRUCK BODIES MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 DUMPTRUCKS MANUFACTURED WITH LIGHTWEIGHT CROSSMEMBERLESS ULTRALIGHT (LWCUL) BODIES WITH MAILHOT FRONT MOUNT HOISTS. AFTER REPEATED CYCLING OF THE DUMP BODY, THE WELDS HOLDING THE UPPER HOIST MOUNT SUBASSEMBLY BACK PLATE TO THE BULKHEAD MAY UNDERGO FATIGUE AND FAIL. THE LOWER WELD MAY SEPARATE FROM THE BULKHEAD AND EVENTUALLY THE CRACKING WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE VERTICAL WELDS ALONG THE TWO SIDES OF THE PLATE ALLOWING THE PLATE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BULKHEAD.

The risk

THE SEPARATION OF THE BACK PLATE FROM THE BULK HEAD MAY CAUSE THE HOIST TO FALL DOWN AND FORWARD, POTENTIALLY STRIKING THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAB, CAUSING THE DUMP BODY TO RAPIDLY FALL. THE RAPID FALLING OF THE DUMP BODY INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO SURROUNDING PERSONS AND, IF FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH FAILURE.

The fix

SOMERSET WELDING AND STEEL WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE OR REPAIR THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOMERSET WELDING AND STEEL AT 1-814-443-2671.

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> .

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.

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.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →