Ditch Witch S5A2 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Ditch Witch S5A2 (1996–2001).

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All Ditch Witch S5A2 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ditch Witch S5A2, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Wheels

   NHTSA 01V041000 Reported February 12, 2001 723 vehicles potentially affected CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC

   Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels painted silver with "DOT USA t 16 x 6 kh" stamped into the rim. The center disk can crack with possible separation of rim from disk.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace these wheels. Owner notification began march 19, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable…

   Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

2. Rim (wheels)

   NHTSA 98V086000 Reported April 24, 1998 820 vehicles potentially affected CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC

   Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels that are stamped with "t16x16k DOT 0496 rudeveca." the wheel center to rim welds have failed, causing the rim to break loose from the wheel center.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace these wheels.

   Model years: 1996, 1997

Other Ditch Witch models

• T14MV1 complaints
• 025-10200 complaints
• 745-79000 complaints
• BT260 complaints
• S4S0 complaints
• S5A0 complaints
• S5A10 complaints
• S5AE0 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.