The defect
ON CERTAIN LOW BED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A 2" REMOVABLE KINGPIN, THE 2" REMOVABLE KINGPIN WAS PRODUCED WITH A SINGLE PASS WELD CONNECTING THE MOUNT TUBE AND 2" KINGPIN. SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRE A TRIPLE PASS WELD IN THIS AREA. ABNORMAL UPWARD FORCE CAN SEPARATE THE MOUNTING TUBE FROM THE 2" KINGPIN.
The risk
IF THIS 2" REMOVABLE KINGPIN IS NOT REPLACED, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A REPLACEMENT 2" REMOVABLE KINGPIN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING OCTOBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TRAIL KING AT 1-605-996-6482.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Trail King Trailer | 2002, 2003 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail King Trailer | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Trail King Trailer | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2003
12 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the trailer hitches; TRAIL KING filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 03V440000 4 Nov 2003 | NUWA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 03V330000 3 Sept 2003 | GULF STREAM COACH INC. |
| 03V220000 18 Jun 2003 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 03V227000 17 Jun 2003 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 03V219000 16 Jun 2003 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 03V216000 9 Jun 2003 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 03V208000 4 Jun 2003 | WABASH NATIONAL CORP. |
| 03V204000 30 May 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003