Recall · 24V779000
Aluminum Trailer recalled 2 models over structure
2,040
Vehicles covered
2
Models
22
Model years
October 18, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- The defect
- Aluminum Trailer Company (ATC) is recalling certain 2013-2025 Car Hauler and 2017-2025 Stacker vehicles. Stress may crack and break the A-frame tongue, separating the tongue from the trailer.
- What it can cause
- A separated trailer tongue can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will weld additional supports to the tongue tubes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2024. Owners may call ATC customer service at 1-877-441-2440 ext. 342.
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ATCCAR Hauler | 2013 to 2025 | Not published here |
| ATCStacker | 2017 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,040 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 66% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2013 to 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were 11 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
ATC vehicles have been recalled over the structure once before this, most recently in November 2021 as 21V902000. 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 Aluminum Trailer Company (ATC) with NHTSA on October 18, 2024 as campaign 24V779000. 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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