The defect
Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, Inc. (Trails West) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Santa Fe, Santa Fe II, Classic, Classic II, Sierra, Sierra II, Royale, Sierra Select, RPM BP, and Hot Shot trailers manufactured February 18, 2015, to August 25, 2015, and equipped with 3500lb-capacity torsion model axles. The weld that secures the torsion arm assembly may fail allowing the tire, wheel, hub, and torsion arm to separate from the trailer.
The risk
A separation of the torsion arm can result in a reduction in vehicle stability, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Trails West will notify owners, and dealers will replace any suspect axles, free of charge. The recall began on December 9, 2015. Owners may contact Trails West customer service at 1-208-852-2200.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Trails West Classic | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West Classic II | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West HOT Shot | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West Royale | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West Santa FE II | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West Sierra | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West Sierra II | 2015, 2016 |
| Trails West Sierra Select | 2015, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trails West Classic | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Classic | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Classic II | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Trails West Classic II | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West HOT Shot | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West HOT Shot | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Royale | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Royale | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Santa FE II | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Santa FE II | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Sierra | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Sierra | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Sierra II | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Sierra II | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Sierra Select | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Trails West Sierra Select | 2016 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 15V651000 13 Oct 2015 | Volvo Trucks North America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015