2006 Hawkeye Tractor Recalls

All 2006 Hawkeye Tractor recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

July 23rd, 2008
Recalled Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Recall Date
July 23rd, 2008
Units Effected
89
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V333000
Manufacturer: HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT
Manufactured Begin Date: June 1st, 2005
Manufactured End Date: January 31st, 2007

Defect Summary:
HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT (HTE) IS RECALLING CERTAIN DUMP TRUCKS AND TRACTORS FITTED WITH AN AUXILIARY LIFT AXLE, MODELS SL-1190 OR SL-890, MANUFACTURED BY WATSON AND CHALIN. THE LOWER CAST ARMS COULD FRACTURE WHICH COULD AFFECT THE SUSPENSIONS ABILITY TO LIFT THE AXLE WHEN IT'S NOT NEEDED.

Consequence Summary:
A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Corrective Summary:
HTE WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH REPAIR KITS ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR WILL REPLACE THE LOWER ARMS FOR THE CUSTOMER FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HTE AT 1-800-622-8223.

Recall Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

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