The defect
PJ Trailers is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 T1 single axle tilt trailers manufactured March 31, 2015, to November 17, 2015. During production, these trailers had a notch cut into steel tongue that may have been too deep and thus compromised the strength of the tongue, causing it to crack and separate from the trailer.
The risk
If the trailer separates from the tongue, the rest of the trailer would not be connected to the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PJ Trailers has notified owners, and provided each owner with a reinforcement kit to have installed, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact PJ Trailers customer service at 1-866-752-8781.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| PJ Trailers T1 | 2015, 2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Trailers T1 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers T1 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2016
12 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the trailer hitches; PJ Trailers filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 16V862000 30 Nov 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V842000 21 Nov 2016 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 16V709000 5 Oct 2016 | Universal Trailer Cargo Group, Inc. |
| 16V682000 21 Sept 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V587000 9 Aug 2016 | Outdoors RV Manufacturing |
| 16V572000 2 Aug 2016 | ALUMA/KLM |
| 16V564000 29 Jul 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V545000 20 Jul 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016