The defect
ON CERTAIN BOAT TRAILERS, THE CASTINGS HOLDING THE BOLTS ON THE PIVOT HITCH ASSEMBLY FOR THE SWING-AWAY TONGUE MAY BREAK.
The risk
IF THE CASTING BOLTS BREAK, THE TRAILER COULD DETACH FROM THE TOW VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
IF YOUR TRAILER IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, TRACKER MARINE WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRACKER MARINE AT 1-417-873-4555.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Trailstar 202 | 2007 |
| Trailstar 215 | 2007 |
| Trailstar 222 | 2007 |
| Trailstar 228 | 2007 |
| Trailstar Q8 | 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailstar 202 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailstar 215 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailstar 222 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailstar 228 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailstar Q8 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2006
8 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the trailer hitches; TRACKER MARINE L.L.C. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 06V452000 30 Nov 2006 | NU WA INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 06V461000 30 Nov 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V230000 28 Jun 2006 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 06V206000 12 Jun 2006 | GENMAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
| 06V176000 22 May 2006 | VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| 06V056000 24 Feb 2006 | M H EBY, INC. |
| 06V010000 17 Jan 2006 | TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006