Recall · 23V578000
Trail King Industries recalled 4 models over suspension
5,641
Vehicles covered
4
Models
128
Model years
August 14, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
- The defect
- Trail King Industries, Inc. (Trail King) is recalling certain 1992-2023 TKFA, TKPA, AB, and AB EXT trailers equipped with pin-on axles or pivot extensions. The shims that transfer weight between the trailer and the pin-on axle may detach if the air line or air suspension lose compression.
- What it can cause
- Detached shims can fall into the roadway and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install new shims, tether, and hardware to tether the shims to the pin-on axle or pivot extension, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2023. Owners may contact Trail King customer service at 1-800-843-3324. Trail King's number for this recall is TK202301.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trail KingAB | 1992 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Trail KingAB EXT | 1992 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Trail KingTkfa | 1992 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Trail KingTkpa | 1992 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 5,641 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 75% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 1992 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 31 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Trail King vehicles have been recalled over the suspension 2 times before this, most recently in October 2021 as 21V813000. 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 Trail King Industries, Inc. with NHTSA on August 14, 2023 as campaign 23V578000. 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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