Petersen Recall 09V156000: Unknown Or Other

NHTSA recall 09V156000 · announced May 7, 2009 · filed by Petersen Industries · 123 units affected

The problem

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.

What to do

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.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

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

• 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

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.