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Hitchhiker Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1998–2013

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Hitchhiker model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Hitchhiker model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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11 model years

Overview

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Hitchhiker vehicles. Our database also holds 4 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Hitchhiker model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Hitchhiker models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Hitchhiker models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Discovery1998–200231
Champagne Edition2011–201301
Discover America2011–201302
Food Concession Trailer2008–201101
LS2011–201301

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 4 newest campaigns covering a Hitchhiker vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
14V0170003 Hitchhiker models

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESNu Wa Industries Inc. (Nu Wa) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Hitchhiker LS, Discover America and Champagne Edition fifth wheel recreational trailers manufactured August 2010 through February 2013, and equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.

13V107000Food Concession Trailer

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYHitch-Hiker Mfg., Inc. (Hitch Hiker) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 food concession trailers equipped with GKN brand axles. In the affected trailers, the axle may break allowing the arm, spindle, hub, wheel and tire to separate.

12V082000Discover America

EQUIPMENTNU WA INDUSTRIES, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 HITCHHIKER DISCOVER AMERICA RECREATION VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 10, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2012, EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS. SOME OF THESE PUMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THESE PUMPS WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.

01V308000Discovery

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCHVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108 "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT MOUNTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE VEHICLE CENTERLINE, AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Hitchhiker model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .