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Ditch Witch T14AE Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Ditch Witch T14AE (1996–2001).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1996
year with most recalls

Pick your Ditch Witch T14AE model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Ditch Witch T14AE10
2000 Ditch Witch T14AE10
1999 Ditch Witch T14AE10
1998 Ditch Witch T14AE10
1997 Ditch Witch T14AE30
1996 Ditch Witch T14AE30

All Ditch Witch T14AE recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ditch Witch T14AE, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Wheels

    NHTSA 01V041000 Reported 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 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

  3. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 97V076000 Reported 88 vehicles potentially affected CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC

    Vehicle description: trailers. Incorrect seals were installed in the wheel assemblies.

    Remedy: Dealers will install the correct seals in the wheel asssemblies.

    Model years: 1996, 1997

Other Ditch Witch models

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.