The 2008 Truck Equipment Cornhusker 800r has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 112 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STRUCTURE07V5780002007-12-18112 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN 'ROCK PUP' 3 AXLE TRAILERS WITH 16' DUMP BOXES, CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE WELDS WHICH HOLD THE 'NOSE' OF THE FRAME TO THE MAIN CHASSIS. THE 16' BOX MOUNT CAUSES A STEEL FRAME PLATE TO BE SHORTENED CAUSING A REDUCTION IN STRENGTH.
Consequence
THE CHASSIS AND BOX CAN SEPARATE FROM THE DRAWBAR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy
TRAILER OWNERS WILL INSPECT THE WELDS WHERE THE SLOPED FRAME 'NOSE' WELDS TO THE HORIZONTAL MAIN FRAME RAILS. IF CRACKS ARE FOUND, A FRAME UPDATE KIT WILL BE SENT TO THE OWNERS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED LOCALLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMER 20, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTAT TRUCK EQUIPMENT AT 1-402-476-3225.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION:REAR
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“At lake region enterprises or also known as wisconsin body & hoist they built trailers and the leaf springs are in installed backwards causing them to wear on the stabilizer of the tandom axle and will cause the suspension to fail and could cause injuries or deaths in the time to come they know…”
“At lake region enterprises or also known as wisconsin body & hoist they built trailers and the leaf springs are in installed backwards causing them to wear on the stabilizer of the tandom axle and will cause the suspension to fail and could cause injuries or deaths in the time to come they know…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Truck Equipment Cornhusker 800r as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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