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Pj Trailers attachment bolts of the hydraulic cylinder may fail if the hydraulic system is used to lower the dump box once the dump box is already in the fully lowered position.

NHTSA campaign 20V-522 · Reported August 28, 2020 · 694 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Pj Trailers
VEHICLES AFFECTED
694
REMEDY
PJ Trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hydraulic power unit and the attachment bolts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

PJ Trailers reported a problem with the equipment mechanical. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The attachment bolts of the hydraulic cylinder may fail if the hydraulic system is used to lower the dump box once the dump box is already in the fully lowered position.

WHY IT MATTERS

Use of the dump box after the attachment bolts fail may result in a sudden drop of the box as it is being raised, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

PJ Trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hydraulic power unit and the attachment bolts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-522.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 20V-522

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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