Recall · 22V499000
Vermeer Manufacturing recalled the VERMEER BC1800XL over trailer hitches
25
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
July 12, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
TRAILER HITCHES
- The defect
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2022 BC1800XL trailers. The improper length mounting bolts were installed on the trailer hitches, resulting in inadequate thread engagement of the pintle hitch mounting bolts.
- What it can cause
- Inadequate thread engagement may result in bolt failure, possibly causing hitch separation and a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the tongue and pintle bolts of proper length, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 25, 2022. Owners may contact Vermeer's customer service at 1-800-829-0051 ext. 7060. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK4266.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VermeerBC1800XL | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 25 vehicles this is a small campaign: 85% 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, 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2022, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Vermeer vehicles have been recalled over the trailer hitches 5 times before this, most recently in June 2016 as 16V425000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 26V379000 (equipment).
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 Vermeer Manufacturing Company with NHTSA on July 12, 2022 as campaign 22V499000. 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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