Manufacturer profile

Charles Machine Works

Charles Machine Works has filed 10 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 3,691 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file102015 to 2022
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 2 names, including "Charles Machine Works Inc", "Charles Machine Works, Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Charles Machine Works has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2015 peak of 3

Charles Machine Works recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01232015320162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Equipment is Charles Machine Works's most recalled component since 2016

Charles Machine Works campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Equipment
1
Lighting
1
Trailer hitches
1
Brakes
1
Suspension
1
Structure
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Charles Machine Works uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2019 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Charles Machine Works against all manufacturers, by year.

Charles Machine WorksAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Charles Machine Works campaigns, 4

Charles Machine Works campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

01234201542016201720182019202020212022
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Charles Machine Works filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Charles Machine Works campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
22V-576Aug 4, 2022Vehicle certification label does not have the correct Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listedEquipment1,087Part replacement
21V-177Mar 15, 2021Trailers may be missing side reflex reflectors near the front of the trailerLighting456Inspection
19V-490Jun 25, 2019Lock nuts that attach the hitch to the trailer may be insufficient to clamp the load after the hitch height has been adjustedTrailer hitches290Not stated
19V-487Jun 21, 2019Brake wire terminals may have been improperly crimped, which can result in the trailer brakes failing to apply when commandedBrakes796Part replacement
19V-154Mar 1, 2019Axle bearings may not have been greasedSuspension59Repair or modification
18V-727Oct 18, 2018Jib boom on these vehicles can become loose from the latching pin mechanism, allowing the boom to swing outside the trailer while being towedStructure96Part replacement
16V-541Jul 19, 2016Affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that could result in the brakes not applying in the event that the trailer separates from…Electrical system79Not stated
15V-435Jul 8, 2015Affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that would result in the brakes not applying should the trailer breakway from the tow vehicleElectrical system69Not stated
15V-159Mar 20, 2015Affected trailers may have been manufactured with axles that have incorrect wheel bearingsSuspension169Part replacement
15V-158Mar 18, 2015Wheel hubs of the affected trailers may have incorrect bearing pre-loads which can cause the trailer wheels to lock upSuspension590Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Charles Machine Works's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2022 Vehicle certification label does not have…0.00M
  2. 2019 Brake wire terminals may have been…0.00M
  3. 2015 Wheel hubs of the affected trailers may…0.00M
  4. 2021 Trailers may be missing side reflex…0.00M
  5. 2019 Lock nuts that attach the hitch to the…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.