The defect
PJ Trailers is recalling certain 2024 B5, B6, B8, C8, CC, CE, D3, D5, D8, DD, DG, DL, DM, DR, DT, F8, FD, FY, L6, LD, LS, LX, LY, P8, PL, T1, T6, T7, T8, T9, TF, and TJ trailers. The sidewall of the tires may experience bubbling and separate, causing loss of tire pressure. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires-Other Than Passenger Cars."
The risk
A loss of tire pressure increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the tires as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 08, 2024. Owners may contact PJ Trailers customer service at 1-866-752-8781.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| PJ Trailers B5 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers B6 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers B8 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers C8 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers CC | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers CE | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers D3 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers D5 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers D8 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers DD | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers DG | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers DL | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers DM | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers DR | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers DT | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers F8 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers FD | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers FY | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers L6 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers LD | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers LS | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers LX | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers LY | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers P8 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers PL | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers T1 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers T6 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers T7 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers T8 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers T9 | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers TF | 2024 |
| PJ Trailers TJ | 2024 |
Components: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Trailers B5 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers B6 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers B8 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers C8 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers CC | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| PJ Trailers CE | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers D3 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers D5 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers D8 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers DD | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| PJ Trailers DG | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers DL | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers DM | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers DR | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers DT | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers F8 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers FD | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers FY | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers L6 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers LD | 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| PJ Trailers LS | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| PJ Trailers LX | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| PJ Trailers LY | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| PJ Trailers P8 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers PL | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers T1 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers T6 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers T7 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers T8 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ Trailers T9 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other tires recalls in 2023
14 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the tires; PJ Trailers filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 23V784000 21 Nov 2023 | Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 23V618000 5 Sept 2023 | Wilson Trailer Company |
| 23V602000 25 Aug 2023 | Fruehauf Inc. |
| 23V497000 19 Jul 2023 | Vanguard National Trailer Corporation |
| 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