Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V419000

Equipment

C & B QUALITY TRAILER WORKS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-08-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V419000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
C & B QUALITY TRAILER WORKS, INC.
Vehicles affected
28
Reported to NHTSA
2011-08-05
Owners notified
2011-09-23

Defect description

C & B IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 C&B LIVESTOCK TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 30, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 21, 2011 AND BUILT WITH AN AUTOMATICALLY LATCHING REAR GATE. THESE TRAILERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A GATE LATCH RELEASE HANDLE LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE; TO BE REACHED THROUGH A WINDOW WHILE INSIDE THE TRAILER SHOULD THE GATE BECOME CLOSED. DUE TO FACTORS SUCH AS ARM LENGTH, SOME USERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE ONCE INSIDE.

Safety risk

PERSONAL INJURY CAN OCCUR SHOULD SOMEONE BECOME TRAPPED WITHIN THE TRAILER.

Manufacturer remedy

C & B WILL CONTACT OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HANDLE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FROM INSIDE THE TRAILER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT C & B AT 1-208-455-2768.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
C&B Trailer2011 2010

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.