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Midwest Industries tongue may fatigue and fail during towing, resulting in the trailer detaching.

NHTSA campaign 26V-480 · Reported July 24, 2026 · 183 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Midwest Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
183
REMEDY
Owners are advised not to tow their trailer until the repair has been completed.
COST
Free

The short version

Midwest Industries, Inc. reported a problem with the trailer hitches. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The tongue may fatigue and fail during towing, resulting in the trailer detaching.

WHY IT MATTERS

A detached trailer increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Owners are advised not to tow their trailer until the repair has been completed, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-480.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 26V-480

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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