Knapheide recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Knapheide Manufacturing Company (KMC) is recalling certain 2022-2023 GM 2500HD, 2022 RAM 3500, Ford F-250, F-350, F-550, and 2023 GM 3500 vehicles equipped with certain Warn Industries VR EVO winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally.
What could happen
A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
The fix
KMC will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote. If corrosion or water intrusion is found when removing the battery pack owners should stop using the remote and contact WARN customer service for a replacement remote, free of charge. Once new parts are available, WARN will make a replacement water resistant remote available, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2023. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 217-222-7131.
Vehicles covered
- Knapheide Ford F-250 2022
- Knapheide Ford F-350 2022
- Knapheide Ford F-550 2022
- Knapheide Gm 2500Hd 2022–2023
- Knapheide Gm 3500 2023
- Knapheide Ram 3500 2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V381000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Knapheide Manufacturing Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 26, 2023
- Owners notified
- Oct 13, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 38
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment › Mechanical › Winch
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.nhtsa.gov.
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.