OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

05E061000

Equipment:mechanical:carrier/rack

Reported Sep 27, 2005 · OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOGY

Summary

CERTAIN OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOY SWING-OUT TIRE CARRIERS, MODELS OT-206, OT-403, AND OT-3200 SOLD AS AN AFTERMARKET ACCESSORY FOR USE ON CERTAIN JEEP AND HUMMER H2 VEHICLES. THE PIVOT SHAFT BOLTS CAN BREAK NEAR THE BASE OF THE PIVOT SHAFTS ALLOWING THE SWING-OUT TIRE ASSEMBLY TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

Consequence

SHOULD THE CARRIER SEPARATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOGY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE CARRIERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2005. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOGY AT 1-800-818-6821.

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.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗