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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 07V214000: TRAILER HITCHES

PROHAULER TRAILERS, INC. · Reported to NHTSA May 15, 2007

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.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
124
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
6
Models covered
3
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
May 15, 2007
Production Sep 1, 2006 – Mar 31, 2007

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

ON CERTAIN FLATBED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A 2 5/16" ADJUSTABLE TONGUE COUPLER BUILT BY ATWOOD (PART NO. 81906, THE COUPLER CAN FAIL AND BREAK, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO SEPARATE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE WHILE BEING PULLED ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY.

The risk

SEPARATION OF THE TOWED VEHICLE COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

The remedy

PROHAULER WILL INSPECT OR CAUSE TO BE INSPECTED AND WILL REPLACE OR CAUSE TO BE REPLACED ALL DEFETIVE TONGUE COUPLERS, SPECIFICALLY ALL ATWOOD COUPLERS PART NO. 81906. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PROHAULER AT 1-803-548-4348.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
PROHAULER TRAILERS, INC.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
07V214000
Units potentially affected
124
Report received
May 15, 2007
Production range
Sep 1, 2006 – Mar 31, 2007
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

6 model years across 3 models

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.