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title: "MALONE AUTO RACKS ECOLIGHT MPG585 (2022) - Recall 22V398000 — NHTSA record 216165 | Is It on Recall"
description: "C.E. Smith Company, Inc. (C.E. Smith) is recalling certain 2021-2022 C.E. Smith Company Multi-Sport 48810 and 48815, Multi-Sport Plus 48870, Malone Auto Racks M"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-216165-malone-auto-racks-ecolight-mpg585-2022-recall-22v398000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# MALONE AUTO RACKS ECOLIGHT MPG585 (2022) - Recall 22V398000 — NHTSA record 216165

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Jun 7, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: MALONE AUTO RACKS ECOLIGHT MPG585 (2022) - Recall 22V398000
- **Reason**: C.E. Smith Company, Inc. (C.E. Smith) is recalling certain 2021-2022 C.E. Smith Company Multi-Sport 48810 and 48815, Multi-Sport Plus 48870, Malone Auto Racks MicroSport MPG460, and EcoLight MPG585 boat trailers. The weld connecting the axle tube to the wheel spindle may fail, causing the wheel to separate from the trailer. Losing a wheel off the trailer increases the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: C.E. Smith Company, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 2043
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 216165

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V398000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: MALONE AUTO RACKS ECOLIGHT MPG585; model year 2022. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Jun 7, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Jun 24, 2022
- **Record created**: Jun 7, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

C.E. Smith will provide installation instructions and a replacement axle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 24, 2022. Owners may contact C.E. Smith at 1-800-334-2490.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V398000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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