The defect
Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain model year 2015 TLR30HD trailers manufactured April 21, 2015, to May 15, 2015, and 2015 TLR30LD trailers manufactured April 17, 2015, and May 14, 2015. The affected trailers may have an incorrectly installed safety chain.
The risk
If the trailer hitch becomes unhooked from the tow vehicle, the safety chain will not prevent the trailer from completely separating from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vermeer will notify owners and dealers will install a field repair kit. The recall began on July 14, 2015. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051 or by email at productsafety@vermeer.com. Vermeer's number for this campaign is IK3175.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vermeer TLR30HD | 2015 |
| Vermeer TLR30LD | 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermeer TLR30HD | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer TLR30LD | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2015
10 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the trailer hitches; Vermeer Manufacturing Company filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 15V643000 13 Oct 2015 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 15V644000 13 Oct 2015 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 15V616000 1 Oct 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V607000 29 Sept 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V576000 16 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V253000 28 Apr 2015 | Mastercraft Boat Company Inc |
| 15V151000 16 Mar 2015 | Spartan Tool, LLC |
| 15V139000 11 Mar 2015 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015