The defect
Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Bighorn and Charger Triple Axle 5&6 horse trailers. The main rails of the axle carrier may have been manufactured with an insufficient gauge steel, which can cause the carrier to break.
The risk
A broken axle carrier can cause the axles and tires to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to use their trailer until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will install gussets and additional tubes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 1, 2023. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lakota Bighorn | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Lakota Charger | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
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 Bighorn | 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| Lakota Bighorn | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Lakota Bighorn | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Lakota Bighorn | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Lakota Bighorn | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakota Charger | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakota Charger | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Lakota Charger | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Lakota Charger | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakota Charger | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2023
30 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the suspension; Lakota Corporation filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 23V866000 20 Dec 2023 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 23V850000 15 Dec 2023 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 23V849000 15 Dec 2023 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 23V839000 12 Dec 2023 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 23V822000 7 Dec 2023 | Keystone RV Company |
| 23V764000 13 Nov 2023 | Terberg Benschop B.V. |
| 23V706000 20 Oct 2023 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 23V649000 22 Sept 2023 | Kia America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023