The defect
Trail King Industries, Inc. (Trail King) is recalling certain 2016-2017 ACS and AACS drop deck fifth wheel trailers. The fifth wheel coupler plate on these vehicles may crack, potentially allowing the trailer to detach from the tractor.
The risk
If the trailer to detaches from the tractor, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Trail King will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coupler plate, free of charge. The recall began on March 20, 2017. Owners may contact Trail King customer service at 1-800-843-3324.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Trail King Aacs | 2016, 2017 |
| Trail King ACS | 2016, 2017 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail King ACS | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Trail King ACS | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Trail King Aacs | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Trail King Aacs | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2017
5 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the trailer hitches; Trail King Industries, Inc. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 17V779000 6 Dec 2017 | Travel Lite Rv |
| 17V744000 21 Nov 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V299000 2 May 2017 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 17V200000 23 Mar 2017 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017