NHTSA campaign 14V268000
Stoughton Recall 14V-268: Trailer Suspension Pivot Bolt Failure
NHTSA recall 14V268000 was reported by Stoughton Trailers, LLC on May 21, 2014, with 879 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Stoughton AHV, Stoughton AVW, Stoughton Avxw and more for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on July 22, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V268000 (also written 14V-268 or 14V268)
- Filed by
- Stoughton Trailers, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 879 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V268000. 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.
Stoughton
Stoughton AHV
- 2014 · Vehicles built November 5, 2013 – November 21, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Stoughton AVW
- 2014 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – December 18, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Stoughton Avxw
- 2014 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – December 16, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Stoughton Zgpvw
- 2014 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – December 17, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V268000.
Defect description
Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2014 AVW trailers manufactured October 22, 2013, through December 18, 2013, AVXW trailers manufactured December 3, 2013, through December 16, 2013, ZGPVW trailers manufactured October 17, 2013, through December 17, 2013, and AHV trailers manufactured November 5, 2013, through November 21, 2013, and equipped with certain SAF-Holland-brand CBX Trailer Suspension Air Ride Axle Systems. The affected trailer suspensions have pivot bolts that may fail.
Safety consequence
Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Stoughton will notify owners, and SAF-Holland-approved repair shops will replace the defective pivot bolts with new pivot bolts, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2014. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2555, or SAF-Holland customer service at 1-888-396-6501.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V268000
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.