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Charles Machine Ditch Witch

Every Charles Machine Ditch Witch model year on file, 1977 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91977 to 2019
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

Charles Machine Ditch Witch complaints by model year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.751197719781979198019811982198320182019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Charles Machine Ditch Witch model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Charles Machine Ditch Witch by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Not decoded0NoneNone300
2018Not decoded0NoneNone300
1983Not decoded0NoneNone100
1982Not decoded0NoneNone100
1981Not decoded0NoneNone100
1980Not decoded0NoneNone100
1979Not decoded0NoneNone100
1978Not decoded0NoneNone100
1977Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Charles Machine Ditch Witch

  • 19V-490 Jun 25, 2019
    Lock nuts that attach the hitch to the trailer may be insufficient to clamp the load after the hitch height has been adjusted
    Trailer hitches · 290 vehicles
  • 19V-487 Jun 21, 2019
    Brake wire terminals may have been improperly crimped, which can result in the trailer brakes failing to apply when commanded
    Brakes · 796 vehicles
  • 19V-154 Mar 1, 2019
    Axle bearings may not have been greased
    Suspension · 59 vehicles
  • 18V-727 Oct 18, 2018
    Jib boom on these vehicles can become loose from the latching pin mechanism, allowing the boom to swing outside the trailer while being towed
    Structure · 96 vehicles
  • 83V-109 Oct 13, 1983
    Wheels may contain defective welds that may fail when the vehicle is carrying the rated load or a lesser weight
    Wheels · 1,678 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.