NHTSA campaign 08V506000 · XL campaign SR2

XL Recall 08V-506: IMPROPER WELDING

NHTSA recall 08V506000 (XL campaign SR2) was reported by XL SPECIALIZED TRAILERS, INC on October 2, 2008, with 164 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the XL 80 JPS and XL 100 JPS for model years 1998–2008. Owners were notified on January 5, 2009, 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 08V506000 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: 08V506000 (also written 08V-506 or 08V506)
Filed by: XL SPECIALIZED TRAILERS, INC
XL campaign number: SR2
Report received: October 2, 2008
Potentially affected: 164 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
Owners notified: January 5, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V506000. 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.

XL

XL 80 JPS
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built April 7, 1998 – September 18, 2008 (per NHTSA)
XL 100 JPS
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built September 7, 2001 – April 9, 2008 (per NHTSA)

All XL recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V506000.

Defect description

XL SPECIALIZED TRAILERS IS RECALLING 164 MY 1998-2008 80 JPS AND MY 2001-2008 100 JPS JEEP TRAILERS WITH SLIDING FIFTH WHEEL PLATES. THESE TRAILERS MAY NOT HAVE THE PROPER WELDING PATTERN ATTACHING THE SLIDER FRAME TO THE JEEP FRAME.

Safety consequence

THE WELD COULD BREAK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

XL WILL FULLY WELD THE SLIDING FIFTH WHEEL FRAME TO THE JEEP FRAME. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT XL AT 1-877-283-4852.

Notes

XL RECALL NO. SR2.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V506000

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.