The defect
Trail King Industries, Inc. (Trail King) is recalling certain 2012-2014 TK70HDG, TK80HDG, TK102HDG, TK110HDG, and TK110HED gooseneck trailers. The pivot plate reinforcement in the gooseneck pivot area is shorter than necessary to prevent the pivot plate from cracking.
The risk
The cracking plate may result in the trailer deck disconnecting from the gooseneck, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Trail King will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the pivot plate for cracks, repairing any that are found, and add reinforcements to the pivot plate, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 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 Gooseneck Trailer | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 Gooseneck Trailer | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Trail King Gooseneck Trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Trail King Gooseneck Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2017
38 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the structure; Trail King Industries, Inc. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 17V832000 20 Dec 2017 | Wabash National Corporation |
| 17V798000 12 Dec 2017 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 17V763000 29 Nov 2017 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 17V697000 3 Nov 2017 | Highland Ridge RV |
| 17V684000 27 Oct 2017 | East Manufacturing Corp. |
| 17V680000 26 Oct 2017 | Tremcar |
| 17V675000 25 Oct 2017 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 17V656000 16 Oct 2017 | Smeal Holding LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017