Tl*the contact owns a 2006 long chih USA trailer. She stated that the hitch unhooked from the trailer. She also stated while hauling lumber, the hitch became unhooked and nearly caused a crash due to the ball not fitting properly.. The owner re-welded the trailer; however, the lug nuts were loose and the wheel came off of the trailer. The contact has had several failures with the trailer. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 10/06/09 *bf instructions listed the ball size as 17/8 but it was not, it was smaller and came off. It bent the tongue severly and had to be cut off off completely and a new steel tongue had to be welded on. A week later, the left wheel fell off. The nuts were made of ordinary cold roll insted of leaded alloy and do not lock down properly. Updated 10/08/09
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Equipment: other: labels
- What is wrong
- Armor rex is recalling 3,910 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.
- Risk
- 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 instruction to properly affix to trailer please see 09v‑079. Also, accurate consumer information will be provided. Owners may contact long chih at 886-2-29068666 or armor rex at 626‑969‑0889.
Recall number 09V181000 · Recall details
Equipment: other: labels
- What is wrong
- Certain model year 2005-2008 long chih trailers fail 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.
- Risk
- The missing and incorrect information could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Corrected labels will be mailed to consumers with instruction to properly affix to trailer. Also, accurate consumer information will be provided. The recall began on july 14, 2009. Owners may contact long chih at 886-2-29068666.
Recall number 09V079000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Long chih trailers missing tire placards
On march 11, 2009, long chih industrial company limited (long chih), located in taiwan, notified the federal safety agency that certain trailers that had been imported into the u.s., manufactured between 9/1/2005 and 12/31/2008, fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 110 in that they do not display a tire placard label stating the required tire size, tire pressure, and maximum load capacity of the trailer.long chih, indicated that it would conduct this recall, notify all u.s. Customers and provide the required label for owners to apply to the trailer, along with an information sheet. On 4/23/2009 ir letters were written to 7 companies long chih identified as u.s. Importers of these trailers.6 of the 7 companies promptly filed noncompliance reports with this office and provided customer information to long chih so customer notifications could be mailed.one company, haskell corp., stated they never purchased or imported these trailers.an additional company, state trailer supply, was identified in customs records the federal safety agency obtained as importing 100 of these trailers.information request letters were mailed to state trailer supply on 4/23/2009 and 7/21/2009, and both were unanswered.after phone calls, emails, and a fax to state trailer supply with the information they would need to file a noncompliance report, still no response or noncompliance report was filed.state trailer supply's failure to reply to the ir letters will be referred to the office of the chief council for further action.this eq is closed.
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Is the 2006 Long Chih Lci-745tc reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2006 Long Chih Lci-745tc, close to a typical Lci-745tc model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2006 Long Chih Lci-745tc?
Wheels, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2006 Long Chih Lci-745tc have?
2 recalls, covering equipment.
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