Trailstar Recall 06V438000: Trailer Hitches

NHTSA recall 06V438000 · announced November 15, 2006 · filed by Tracker Marine L.l.c. · 259 units affected

The problem

ON CERTAIN BOAT TRAILERS, THE CASTINGS HOLDING THE BOLTS ON THE PIVOT HITCH ASSEMBLY FOR THE SWING-AWAY TONGUE MAY BREAK.

The risk

IF THE CASTING BOLTS BREAK, THE TRAILER COULD DETACH FROM THE TOW VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What to do

IF YOUR TRAILER IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, TRACKER MARINE WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRACKER MARINE AT 1-417-873-4555.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

TRACKER MARINE RECALL NO. TS-0015.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2007 Trailstar 202
• 2007 Trailstar 215
• 2007 Trailstar 222
• 2007 Trailstar 228
• 2007 Trailstar Q8

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.