The defect
Strick Trailers, LLC (Strick) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 single axle van trailers manufactured March 2010 to March 2014. The affected trailers may be equipped with rear impact guard gussets part numbers 59653 and 59654. These rear impact guard gussets increase the chances of injury in the event of an accident. Thus, these trailers fail to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards No. 223, "Rear Impact Guards."
The risk
These rear impact guards increase the risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Strick will notify owners, and dealers will install reinforcements to the rear impact guard, or replace the rear impact guard gussets, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2014. Owners may contact Strick customer service at 1-800-967-6272.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Strick Single Axle Van Trailer | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strick Single Axle Van Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Strick Single Axle Van Trailer | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Strick Single Axle Van Trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Strick Single Axle Van Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Strick Single Axle Van Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2014
27 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the structure.
| 14V822000 29 Dec 2014 | Kia Motors America |
| 14V785000 10 Dec 2014 | Tishomingo Acquisition, LLC |
| 14V777000 5 Dec 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V765000 2 Dec 2014 | Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD |
| 14V677000 28 Oct 2014 | Morgan Olson Corporation |
| 14V646000 14 Oct 2014 | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| 14V559000 12 Sept 2014 | Lion Bus Inc. |
| 14V523000 3 Sept 2014 | Collins Bus Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014