EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCHKnapheide Manufacturing Company (KMC) is recalling certain 2022-2023 GM 2500HD, 2022 RAM 3500, Ford F-250, F-350, F-550, and 2023 GM 3500 vehicles equipped with certain Warn Industries VR EVO winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally.
Knapheide Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data
NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 2000–2023
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Overview
Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint filed against Knapheide vehicles. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Knapheide model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Knapheide models
Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan 1800HD | 2000–2004 | 1 | 1 |
| Ford F-250 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F-350 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F-550 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Gm 2500HD | 2022–2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Gm 3500 | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu Frr | 2000–2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu Npr | 2003–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu Npr Hd | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu Nqr | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi FE145 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi FE180 | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Ram 3500 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
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 2 newest campaigns covering a Knapheide 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.govTRAILER HITCHESKNAPHEIDE IS RECALLING 108 MY 2006-2008 PRO SERIES TRUCK BEDS EQUIPPED WITH AN ICC BUMPER WHICH INCLUDED A PROVISION FOR A BALL HITCH. THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT WELD ATTACHING THE HITCH CHANNEL TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.
Browse by model year
Every year with at least one publishable Knapheide model year
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications
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