Century: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Century. NHTSA received the reports from 1979 to 1991. The campaigns have 1,237 units in total. The newest campaign is 91E049000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Dec 1991.

NHTSA recall lookup

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 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,237 units in total.

91E049000Received 29 Dec 1991. 1,000 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Anti-Theft Devices
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The charging rate and voltage level selection switches were interchanged on some units.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Batteries may become overcharged and the danger ofsparking can increase, causing battery to explode: if safety procedures are notfollowed, a battery explosion can result in an injury to anyone near thebattery.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the defective battery chargers.
Products named: Century Battery Charger.
Report filed by CENTURY MFG. CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Dec 1991.
79E015000Received 9 Jul 1979. 237 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
There is a possibility that the bolts securing the ring gear to the drum shaft may be defective. These bolts could break without prior warning, allowing the drum shaft to spin unrestrained, thus allowing the winch cable to unwind.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and replace the ring gear bolts at no charge.
Products named: Century 400.
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 equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1979, with 1 campaign.

Century: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment		1
Unknown or Other		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

4001
Battery Charger1

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Century: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/century/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: CENTURY MFG. CO.; CENTURY WRECKER CORP..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Century products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 400
How many units does a Century equipment campaign have?: The median Century campaign has 1,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Century campaigns name most often?: Equipment, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.