Fruehauf Fruehauf (2018-2019): Structure
Recall 20V564000 · Sep 18, 2020 · Fruehauf de Mexico SA de CV
70
vehicles affected
70
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20V564000
- Date
- Sep 18, 2020
- Maker
- Fruehauf de Mexico SA de CV
- Units affected
- 70
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Structure > Body > Bumpers
- Model years
- 2018-2019
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Fruehauf De Mexico SA DE CV (Fruehauf) is recalling certain 2018-2019 FB 53 68,000 lbs GVWR trailers. A bumper reinforcement gusset was mistakenly omitted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 223, "Rear Impact Guards" and 224, "Rear Impact Protection."
What can happen
If the gusset is missing, a passenger car may go under the trailer during a rear impact crash, increasing the risk of injury to passenger(s).
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Fruehauf will notify owners, and dealers will install the bumper gusset, free of charge. The recall began January 10, 2021. Owners may contact Fruehauf customer service at 52-55-5898-7800 (International). Fruehauf's number for this recall is 3AW (WMI).
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 20V564000?
1 model: Fruehauf Fruehauf (2018-2019), about 70 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 20V564000?
Fruehauf will notify owners, and dealers will install the bumper gusset, free of charge. The recall began January 10, 2021. Owners may contact Fruehauf customer service at 52-55-5898-7800 (International). Fruehauf's number for this recall is 3AW (WMI).
What can happen?
If the gusset is missing, a passenger car may go under the trailer during a rear impact crash, increasing the risk of injury to passenger(s).
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.