NHTSA campaign 03V533000

Trail King Recall 03V-533: TRAIL KING/FIFTH WHEEL PLATE

NHTSA recall 03V533000 was reported by TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES, INC. on December 12, 2003, with 616 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Trail King Afrls, Trail King ATL and Trail King SHR for model years 1997–2004. Owners were notified on January 8, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V533000 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: 03V533000 (also written 03V-533 or 03V533)
Filed by: TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received: December 12, 2003
Potentially affected: 616 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure
Owners notified: January 8, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V533000. 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.

Trail King

Trail King Afrls
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting January 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Trail King ATL
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting January 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Trail King SHR
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting January 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Trail King recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V533000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN DUMP TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH FIFTH WHEEL PLATES, CRACKS ARE VISIBLE IN THE PLATE LOCATED AROUND THE HOIST MOUNTS AND KING PIN.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF THE TRAILER AND RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL EITHER PROVIDE A GUSSET, FREE OF CHARGE, OR REPLACE THE PLATE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 8, 2004. 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 TRAIL KING AT 1-800-545-1549.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V533000

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.