RD-00094
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR AG HOPPER TUB CRACKS AT REAR CROSSMEMBER CONNECTION.
Vehicle report
2018 STOUGHTON HOPPER
Service bulletins
3 bulletinsTechnical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
STO-C2H4D-05
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
There is a lining panel to slope rail connection issue on trailers produced from June 2017 through May 2018. The number of fasteners used in this connection is not sufficient. Fasteners need to be added to this area of concern.
STO-V7A8S-05
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
There is a panel connection issue in the upper slope panel to top slope sheet on trailers produced from June 2017 to December 2017. The fasteners used in this connection are not sufficient to carry the weight of the load in this group of trailers. There is a potential of losing fasteners and damaging the panels. The 40' unit will be affected at the front and rear while a 42' unit will only be affected at the front.
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