NHTSA campaign 04V351000
Little GUY Recall 04V-351: LITTLE TRAILER/FRAME WELD
NHTSA recall 04V351000 was reported by THE LITTLE TRAILER COMPANY on July 16, 2004, with 13 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Little GUY Rascal for the 2004 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V351000 (also written 04V-351 or 04V351)
- Filed by
- THE LITTLE TRAILER COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V351000. 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.
Little GUY
Little GUY Rascal
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 28, 2004 – June 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V351000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MINI TRAILERS HAVE INADEQUATE WELDS TO THE TONGUE AND FRAME ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE ASSEMBLY FROM THE FRAME.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE INSTABILITY AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
LITTLE TRAILER WILL EXCHANGE THE TRAILER WITH A NEW TRAILER AND A NEWLY DESIGNED FRAME. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THE LITTLE TRAILER COMPANY AT 574-522-1112.
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 04V351000
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.