The defect
Vintage Trailers Ltd. (Vintage) is recalling certain model year 2009-2016 Intimidator, Aero, Outlaw, Bandit, and Crystal SS triple axles trailers manufactured May 9, 2008, to September 23, 2015. The affected trailers have a Federal Certification Label that incorrectly lists the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of each axle as 5,200 pounds when the correct GAWR is 5,080 pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and Rims- Other than Passenger Cars."
The risk
If the operator overloads the trailer past the 15,200 pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) limit, axle failure may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vintage will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal Certification Label, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Vintage customer service at 1-800-233-5455.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vintage Aero | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Vintage Outlaw | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Aero | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Aero | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Aero | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Aero | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Aero | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Aero | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Aero | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Aero | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Bandit | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Crystal | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Vintage Intimidator | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Vintage Trailers Ltd. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 16V954000 28 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V909000 16 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016