The defect
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (Vanguard) is recalling all 2023-2024 trailer models built after November 2022 and equipped with a SAF Holland Tire Pilot Plus (TPP) tire inflation system. The TPP electronic controller may open the check valves, causing the tires to deflate.
The risk
A loss of tire pressure while driving can lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vanguard will work with equipment manufacturer to replace and reactivate the Tire Pilot Plus system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 8, 2024. Owners may contact Vanguard customer service at 1-888-253-3008.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Maxcube | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard VAF Trailer | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard VIP 4000 | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard VSD Trailer | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard VSF Trailer | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard VTD Trailer | 2023, 2024 |
| Vanguard VXP | 2023, 2024 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Maxcube | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard Maxcube | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VAF Trailer | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VAF Trailer | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VIP 4000 | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VIP 4000 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VSD Trailer | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VSD Trailer | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VSF Trailer | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VSF Trailer | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VTD Trailer | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VTD Trailer | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard VXP | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Vanguard VXP | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other tires recalls in 2023
14 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the tires; Vanguard National Trailer Corporation filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 23V857000 18 Dec 2023 | PJ Trailers |
| 23V784000 21 Nov 2023 | Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 23V618000 5 Sept 2023 | Wilson Trailer Company |
| 23V602000 25 Aug 2023 | Fruehauf Inc. |
| 23V492000 17 Jul 2023 | ST Engineering Hackney, Inc |
| 23V485000 11 Jul 2023 | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. |
| 23V468000 7 Jul 2023 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 23V427000 14 Jun 2023 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023