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Stoughton Trailers forward attachment points for the pintle mounting assembly may crack, leading to the detachment of the pintle assembly from the trailer and therefore detaching the trailer in tow.

NHTSA campaign 19V-055 · Reported January 28, 2019 · 2,384 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Stoughton Trailers
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2,384
REMEDY
Stoughton will notify owners, and dealers will repair the cracks and reinforce the mounting, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Stoughton Trailers, LLC reported a problem with the trailer hitches. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The forward attachment points for the pintle mounting assembly may crack, leading to the detachment of the pintle assembly from the trailer and therefore detaching the trailer in tow.

WHY IT MATTERS

A trailer that detaches from the tow vehicle increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Stoughton will notify owners, and dealers will repair the cracks and reinforce the mounting, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-055.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 19V-055

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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