Vehicle recall 06V065000 · March 8, 2006

Ditch Witch T12S, Trailer T18S and 2 more models

Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 223, "rear impact guards." proper rear impact guards were not installed on…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 223, "rear impact guards." proper rear impact guards were not installed on these trailers.
Consequence: If struck in the rear by a smaller vehicle, the vehicle may underride the trailer increasing the risk of injury to the occupants of the smaller vehicle.
Remedy: Dealers will install the correct rear impact guards free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2006. Owners may contact charles machine works at 580-572-2480.
Notes: Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 06V065000
Reported to NHTSA: March 8, 2006
Filed by: CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC
Owner notification: December 15, 2006
Vehicles potentially affected: 699
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Structure › Body › Bumpers

Recall 06V065000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Ditch Witch T12S (2000-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Ditch Witch T18S (2006): 2006
Ditch Witch T26S (2002-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Trailer T18S (2000-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000

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