NHTSA safety recall
Recall 13V508000: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. · Reported to NHTSA Oct 17, 2013
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.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing (Big Tex) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 10PI, 12PI, 14PI, 29SA, 30AA, 30LS, 30SA, 30SV, 35AA, 35LS, 35SA, 35SV, 45LA, 45SS, 50LA, 50SA, 60SP, 70LR, 70PI, 70SP, and 70TV utility trailers manufactured March 2013, through September 30, 2013. The affected trailers are equipped with a fold flat ramp gate system. Vibrations from towing the trailer may cause the ramp gate latches to fail.
The risk
Should both ramp gate latches fail while the trailer is in tow, the ramp gate will fall from the upright, stowed position into the down position, and be dragged behind the trailer. This could result in an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Big Tex will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental gate latch, free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Big Tex at 1-800-594-5637.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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
- Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 13V508000
- Units potentially affected
- 7,600
- Report received
- Oct 17, 2013
- Production range
- Mar 1, 2013 – Sep 30, 2013
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
42 model years across 21 models
- Bigtex 10PI
- Bigtex 12PI
- Bigtex 14PI
- Bigtex 29SA
- Bigtex 30AA
- Bigtex 30LS
- Bigtex 30SA
- Bigtex 30SV
- Bigtex 35AA
- Bigtex 35LS
- Bigtex 35SA
- Bigtex 35SV
- Bigtex 45LA
- Bigtex 45SS
- Bigtex 50LA
- Bigtex 50SA
- Bigtex 60SP
- Bigtex 70LR
- Bigtex 70PI
- Bigtex 70SP
- Bigtex 70TV
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.