Recall 09V207000: BI-MART

Report received

Jun 10, 2009

Manufacturer

BI-MART

Potentially affected

3,800vehicles

Model years

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Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Bi-mart is recalling 3,800 long chih trailers for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims" in that they are missing a tire placard label. Also, the gvwr on the certification label on some of the trailers is incorrect. Finally, the gvwr and gawr must be stated in pounds.

Possible consequence

The missing and incorrect information could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Long chih is conducting the remedy for this campaign and corrected labels will be mailed to consumers with instructions to properly affix the corrected label to the trailer please see 09v-079. Owners may contact long chih at 886-2-29068666.