NHTSA campaign 03V013000
R-Vision Recall 03V-013: R-VISION/PIN BOX CRACKING
NHTSA recall 03V013000 was reported by R-VISION, INC. on January 7, 2003, with 368 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the R-Vision Trail Bay 3000 and R-Vision Trail Bay 5000 for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on February 18, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V013000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V013000 (also written 03V-013 or 03V013)
- Filed by
- R-VISION, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 368 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V013000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
R-Vision
R-Vision Trail Bay 3000
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 6, 2001 – February 15, 2002 (per NHTSA)
R-Vision Trail Bay 5000
- 2002 · Vehicles built April 6, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V013000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AN UPPER DECK PIN BOX, THE FRONT SECTION OF THE UPPER DECK AT THE PIN BOX AREA HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE FLEXING.
Safety consequence
THIS EXCESSIVE FLEXIBILITY CAN CAUSE THE CRACKING OF THE SURROUNDING FRAME AND POTENTIALLY LOOSEN OR SEVER THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FIFTH WHEEL AND THE TOWING VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETRO FIT KIT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 18, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT R-VISION AT 1-574-268-2111.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V013000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.