Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V214000

Trailer hitches

PROHAULER TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-05-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V214000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
PROHAULER TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected
124
Reported to NHTSA
2007-05-15
Owners notified
2007-04-19

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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

Manufacturer 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.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
PROHAULER TRAILER 614SLTD2007 2006
PROHAULER TRAILER D612RTSD2007 2006
PROHAULER TRAILER D615RTSD2007 2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.