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Vermeer Manufacturing Company chassis of the affected wood chippers may have improper welds which could result in separation of the wood chipper from the tow vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 16V-378 · Reported May 24, 2016 · 636 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
636
REMEDY
Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will remove the current fixed tongue and bolt on a new fixed tongue, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Vermeer Manufacturing Company reported a problem with the structure frame and members. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The chassis of the affected wood chippers may have improper welds which could result in separation of the wood chipper from the tow vehicle.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the brush chipper separates from the tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will remove the current fixed tongue and bolt on a new fixed tongue, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-378.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-378

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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