Recall · 21V710000
Kaufman Trailers of NC recalled the KAUFMAN Equipment Trailer over trailer hitches
252
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
September 14, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
TRAILER HITCHES
- The defect
- Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. (Kaufman Trailers) is recalling certain 2021 Equipment trailers. These trailers have an incorrect internal locking mechanism, and when coupled with a 2-5/16" ball hitch may result in excessive play and trailer detachment.
- What it can cause
- A trailer that detaches from a vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- The customer will inspect their Kaufman Trailer and a replacement will be mailed, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2021. Owners may contact Kaufman Trailer's customer service at 1-336-790-6800.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| KaufmanEquipment Trailer | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 252 vehicles this is a small campaign: 58% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Kaufman vehicles have been recalled over the trailer hitches once before this, most recently in August 2013 as 13V351000. 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 Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. with NHTSA on September 14, 2021 as campaign 21V710000. 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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