The defect
Stealth Enterprises LLC DBA Stealth Trailers (Stealth Trailers) is recalling certain model year 2016 Qualitec Gooseneck and Yukon, Stealth Super-Lite, Predator, Intruder, Car Hauler Express, Gooseneck, Liberty, Liberty Limited Edition, Phantom I, Prowler, Titan, Titan SE, Viper, and Coldshore trailers manufactured March 9, 2015, to March 23, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.
The risk
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Stealth Trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Stealth Trailers customer service at 1-574-848-5900.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Qualitec Gooseneck | 2016 |
| Qualitec Yukon | 2016 |
| Stealth CAR Hauler Express | 2016 |
| Stealth Coldshore | 2016 |
| Stealth Gooseneck | 2016 |
| Stealth Intruder | 2016 |
| Stealth Liberty | 2016 |
| Stealth Liberty Limited Edition | 2016 |
| Stealth Phantom I | 2016 |
| Stealth Predator | 2016 |
| Stealth Prowler | 2016 |
| Stealth Super-Lite | 2016 |
| Stealth Titan | 2016 |
| Stealth Titan SE | 2016 |
| Stealth Viper | 2016 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitec Gooseneck | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Qualitec Yukon | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth CAR Hauler Express | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Coldshore | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Gooseneck | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Stealth Intruder | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Liberty | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Liberty Limited Edition | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Phantom I | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Predator | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Prowler | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Super-Lite | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Titan | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Titan SE | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Stealth Viper | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2015
64 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the suspension.
| 15V863000 22 Dec 2015 | Kaufman Trailers |
| 15V838000 14 Dec 2015 | Charmac Trailers Inc. |
| 15V784000 23 Nov 2015 | DS Corp DBA Crossroads RV |
| 15V753000 13 Nov 2015 | Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho, Inc. |
| 15V727000 3 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V725000 3 Nov 2015 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 15V654000 14 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V649000 13 Oct 2015 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015