Recall · 25V136000
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing recalled 4 models over equipment
48
Vehicles covered
4
Models
4
Model years
February 28, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH
- The defect
- Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. (Big Tex Trailer) is recalling certain 14RB, 14RD, 16RB, and 16RD trailers. The winch mounting hardware may be undersized and allow the winch to detach from the winch mount.
- What it can cause
- A winch that detaches can result in falling cargo, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and repair the winch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2025. Owners may contact Big Tex Trailer customer service at 1-800-594-5637.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) 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 TEX14RB | 2025 | Not published here |
| BIG TEX14RD | 2025 | Not published here |
| BIG TEX16RB | 2025 | Not published here |
| BIG TEX16RD | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 48 vehicles this is a small campaign: 78% 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, 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2025, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BIG TEX vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 2 times before this, most recently in April 2012 as 12V168000. 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 Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. with NHTSA on February 28, 2025 as campaign 25V136000. 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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