EBY RUFF NECK 2019: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 19V186000

Make Model Year
EBY RUFF NECK 2019
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2019-04-12 2019-03-08 2019-03-08

Production Dates: 2018-12-03 - 2019-03-01

Manufacturers Involved: M H Eby, Inc.

Component: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 35

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

M H EBY is recalling certain 2019-2020 EBY Gooseneck Livestock Trailers equipped with Dexter Axle 8,000 and 10,000 pound axles. The inner wheel bearings of the axles may not have been properly greased.

Consequence

If the inner bearings were not properly greased, the wheel hub may overheat and smoke, increasing the risk of a fire or the bearing may fail, affecting handling and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

M H EBY will notify owners and instruct them to contact a Dexter Axle dealer to have the axle bearings properly lubricated, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact M H EBY at 1-717-354-1458.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.