Morbark recall: Exterior lighting
What is wrong
Morbark Inc. (Morbark) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Beever M15R wood-chipper trailers manufactured February 6, 2013, to August 3, 2016, and Beever M20R wood-chipper trailers manufactured January 5, 2009, to August 3, 2016. The stop lights and tail lights on the affected vehicles may be located too high to be easily seen. 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
Rear lights that cannot easily be seen increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Morbark will notify owners and dealers will install a kit that repositions the lights, free of charge. The recall began on November 4, 2016. Owners may contact Morbark customer service at 1-517-866-2381.
Vehicles covered
- Morbark Beever 2013–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V612000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Morbark, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 23, 2016
- Owners notified
- Nov 4, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 813
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Feb 6, 2013 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.