The defect
Southwest Products (Southwest) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 QP25, QP35, and QP45/50 trailer-mounted generator sets manufactured January 8, 2013, to November 30, 2016. The trailer tongue portion of the trailer may separate from the rest of the trailer body carrying the generator.
The risk
If the generator section of the trailer detaches from the tow vehicle, it could be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Southwest will replace the trailer assembly free of charge. The recall began on February 3, 2017. Owners may contact Southwest customer service at 1-602-269-3581.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Southwest QP25 Generator | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Southwest QP35 Generator | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Southwest QP45/50 Generator | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest QP25 Generator | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP25 Generator | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP25 Generator | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP25 Generator | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP35 Generator | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP35 Generator | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP35 Generator | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP35 Generator | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP45/50 Generator | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP45/50 Generator | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP45/50 Generator | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwest QP45/50 Generator | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2016
58 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the structure.
| 16V957000 31 Dec 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V908000 16 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V896000 14 Dec 2016 | DRV Suites |
| 16V898000 14 Dec 2016 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 16V893000 13 Dec 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V891000 12 Dec 2016 | Ducati North America |
| 16V867000 2 Dec 2016 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 16V863000 30 Nov 2016 | LGS Industries Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016