The defect
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Supreme Kold King vehicles. The floor frame rail may detach from the cross members due to insufficient weld penetration.
The risk
If the floor frame rail detaches from the cross members, the body may separate from the chassis, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Supreme will notify owners, and dealers will install reinforcement gussets to the floor frame, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-844-352-4921.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Supreme Kold King | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Kold King | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Supreme Kold King | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Supreme Kold King | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Supreme Kold King | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Supreme Kold King | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 2018
63 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the structure; Supreme Corporation filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 18V915000 19 Dec 2018 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 18V886000 12 Dec 2018 | Gillig LLC |
| 18V878000 10 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V877000 10 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V849000 29 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V848000 28 Nov 2018 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 18V825000 21 Nov 2018 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 18V808000 15 Nov 2018 | Wabash National Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018