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Trail King Industries fifth wheel coupler plate on these vehicles may crack, potentially allowing the trailer to detach from the tractor.

NHTSA campaign 17V-186 · Reported March 15, 2017 · 55 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Trail King Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
55
REMEDY
Trail King will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coupler plate, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Trail King Industries, Inc. reported a problem with the trailer hitches fifth wheel assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The fifth wheel coupler plate on these vehicles may crack, potentially allowing the trailer to detach from the tractor.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the trailer to detaches from the tractor, it can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Trail King will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coupler plate, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-186.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 17V-186

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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