Knapheide Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-550, GM 2500HD and 2 more (2022-2023): Equipment
Recall 23V381000 · May 26, 2023 · Knapheide Manufacturing Company
38
vehicles affected
38
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23V381000
- Date
- May 26, 2023
- Maker
- Knapheide Manufacturing Company
- Units affected
- 38
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Mechanical > Winch
- Model years
- 2022-2023
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
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 can happen
A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
6 models, 7 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 23V381000?
6 models: Knapheide Ford F-250 (2022), Knapheide Ford F-350 (2022), Knapheide Ford F-550 (2022) and 3 more, about 38 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 23V381000?
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.
What can happen?
A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
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.