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NHTSA campaign 11V482000

ATC Recall 11V-482: WEAKENED TRAILER HITCH

NHTSA recall 11V482000 was reported by ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY on September 23, 2011, with 85 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the ATC QST, ATC Fast Lane, ATC SS and more for model years 2007–2012. Owners were notified on November 10, 2011, 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 11V482000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
11V482000 (also written 11V-482 or 11V482)
Filed by
ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY
Report received
Potentially affected
85 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Trailer Hitches
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V482000. 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.

ATC

  • ATC Boss Hoss

    • 2008 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – September 16, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • ATC Cargo

    • 2009 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – September 16, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • ATC Contender

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – September 16, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • ATC Fast Lane

    • 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – September 16, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • ATC GTS

    • 2008 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – September 16, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • ATC QST

  • ATC SS

    • 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – September 16, 2011 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V482000.

Defect description

ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY (ATC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2012 ATC CAR HAULER TRAILERS WITH EXTENDED HITCHES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 1, 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16, 2011. THESE TRAILERS WITH 12" EXTENDED HITCH FRAMES ARE BREAKING NEAR THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER ON THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER. THIS IS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT MATERIAL USED IN THE FRAME HITCH.

Safety consequence

THE HITCH COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK CAUSING SEPARATION FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSING A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

ATC WILL REPAIR THE ALUMINUM TRAILER HITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ATC AT 1-877-441-2440.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V482000

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.