The defect
Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Colt 6-foot 9-inch wide horse trailers. The aluminum axle carrier may be too weak to and begin to tear.
The risk
If the carrier begins to tear, the stability of the trailer may be affected, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Lakota will notify owners, and dealers will add additional aluminum structure to reinforce the trailers, free of charge. The recall began July 25, 2019. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lakota Colt | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: STRUCTURE | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Colt | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Lakota Colt | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Lakota Colt | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2019
58 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the structure; Lakota Corporation filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 19V873000 10 Dec 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 19V870000 9 Dec 2019 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 19V865000 5 Dec 2019 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 19V842000 22 Nov 2019 | Transportation Collaborative, Inc. |
| 19V840000 21 Nov 2019 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 19V836000 20 Nov 2019 | Temsa |
| 19V825000 18 Nov 2019 | Ducati North America |
| 19V824000 18 Nov 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019