Morbark recall: Exterior lighting
What is wrong
Morbark, Inc. (Morbark) is recalling certain model year 2009-2016 Beever wood chipper trailers manufactured January 5, 2009, to August 3, 2016. The affected trailers are missing reflex reflectors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
Without reflectors, the wood chipper trailer may be less visible to other traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Morbark will notify owners and provide them with reflectors to install, free of charge. The recall on November 4, 2016. Owners may contact Morbark customer service at 1-517-866-2381.
Vehicles covered
- Morbark Beever 2009–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V611000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Morbark, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 23, 2016
- Owners notified
- Nov 4, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,741
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 5, 2009 to Aug 3, 2016
- Part
- Exterior lighting
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Morbark recall: Exterior lighting Oct 14, 2016
- Morbark recall: Exterior lighting Aug 23, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.