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Vermeer

Official notice

8 Aug 2012

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Vermeer. On certain units, the axle to frame mounting bolts were improperly tightened during assembly and could loosen. This could cause the axle to shift or become separated from the trailer chassis, resulting in poor vehicle handling characteristics or a loss of control increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace axle mounting hardware and tighten to specification. Published 2012-08-08.

What to do now

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Recall number

70840

Official notice

2012-08-08

The hazard

On certain units, the axle to frame mounting bolts were improperly tightened during assembly and could loosen. This could cause the axle to shift or become separated from the trailer chassis, resulting in poor vehicle handling characteristics or a loss of control increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace axle mounting hardware and tighten to specification.

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Recall Numbers

70840

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2009, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1200XL

Product 2

Year: 2010, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1200XL

Product 3

Year: 2011, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1000XL

Product 4

Year: 2011, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1200XL

Product 5

Year: 2011, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1500

Product 6

Year: 2012, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1000XL

Product 7

Year: 2012, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1200XL

Product 8

Year: 2012, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1500

Product 9

Year: 2012, Make: VERMEER, Model: BC1800XL

Risk / hazard

On certain units, the axle to frame mounting bolts were improperly tightened during assembly and could loosen. This could cause the axle to shift or become separated from the trailer chassis, resulting in poor vehicle handling characteristics or a loss of control increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace axle mounting hardware and tighten to specification.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Vermeer.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70840

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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