Recall · 20V596000
Stoughton Trailers recalled the STOUGHTON DVW over structure
2,484
Vehicles covered
1
Model
4
Model years
September 29, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- The defect
- Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2016-2019 DVW trailers with a specific rear pintle hook mounting assembly and rear suspension hangers welded to a channel suspension sub-frame. The sub-frame may crack around the area where the hangers are welded.
- What it can cause
- The rear suspension hangers can break away from the sub-frame and become detached from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Stoughton will notify owners and will repair the existing fatigue cracks and add reinforcements in the area of the rear hanger, free of charge. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-352-593-5900.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| StoughtonDVW | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,484 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 68% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2016 to 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Stoughton vehicles have been recalled over the structure 2 times before this, most recently in January 2016 as 16V050000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Stoughton Trailers, LLC with NHTSA on September 29, 2020 as campaign 20V596000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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