Ditch Witch S7B Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Ditch Witch S7B (1996–2002).

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• 2002

All Ditch Witch S7B recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ditch Witch S7B, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Service brakes, hydraulic

   NHTSA 03V233000 Reported July 1, 2003 18 vehicles potentially affected CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC

   On certain trailers equipped with hydraulic brakes, the brake actuators are missing a stop.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the actuators. Owner notification began september 2, 2003. Owners should contact ditch witch at 1-580-572-2480.

   Model years: 2002

2. Service brakes, hydraulic

   NHTSA 03V046000 Reported February 13, 2003 18 vehicles potentially affected CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC

   On certain trailers equipped with hydraulic brakes, the breakaway brakes do not work.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake actuator. Owner notification began on february 28, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

   Model years: 2002

3. 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

Other Ditch Witch models

• T14MV1 complaints
• 025-10200 complaints
• 745-79000 complaints
• BT260 complaints
• S4S0 complaints
• S5A0 complaints
• S5A10 complaints
• S5A20 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.