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Century Wrecker: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Century Wrecker. NHTSA received the reports from 1984 to 1988. The campaigns have 752 units in total. The newest campaign is 88E025000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 1988.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 752 units in total.

  1. 88E025000Received . 215 units.

    Equipment / Mechanical / Wrecker and Wheel Lift Devices

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The l bar latch was of lesser strength than specified.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Due to this condition a fatigue fracture of the latchcould occur without prior warning. If a vehicle was being towed it could bedropped and result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All latches will be replaced on affected wheel lift units.

    Products named: Century Wrecker.

    Report filed by CENTURY WRECKER CORP..

  2. 84E013000Received . 537 units.

    Equipment / Mechanical / Wrecker and Wheel Lift Devices

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Questionable welding procedure was used during manufacture of the hydraulic cylinder used for elevating the wheel lift.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replacement of the defective parts at no charge.

    Products named: Century Wrecker.

    Report filed by CENTURY WRECKER CORP..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Century Wrecker equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1984, with 1 campaign.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Century Wrecker: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/century-wrecker/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: CENTURY WRECKER CORP..

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Questions

How many units does a Century Wrecker equipment campaign have?
The median Century Wrecker campaign has 537 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Century Wrecker campaigns name most often?
Equipment, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.