Recall · 22V498000
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing recalled the BIG TEX 16GN over tires
1,724
Vehicles covered
1
Model
21
Model years
July 11, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
- The defect
- Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. (Big Tex Trailer) is recalling certain 2003-2022 16GN trailers. The spare tire mount allows the spare tire to vibrate, which can cause the joint between the spare tire mount and the trailer to fatigue and eventually fail.
- What it can cause
- Spare tire mount failure can allow the spare tire to detach from the trailer and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will relocate and reinforce the spare tire mount, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 9, 2022. Owners may contact Big Tex Trailer's customer service at 1-800-594-5637.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BIG TEX16GN | 2003 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,724 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 64% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2003 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 19 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
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 Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. with NHTSA on July 11, 2022 as campaign 22V498000. 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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