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NHTSA campaign 15V588000

Qualitec and Stealth Recall 15V-588: Wheel Attaching Studs may Fail

NHTSA recall 15V588000 was reported by Stealth Enterprises, LLC DBA Stealth Tra on September 23, 2015, with 165 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Qualitec Gooseneck, Qualitec Yukon, Stealth Car Hauler Express and more for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on October 23, 2015, 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 15V588000 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
15V588000 (also written 15V-588 or 15V588)
Filed by
Stealth Enterprises, LLC DBA Stealth Tra
Report received
Potentially affected
165 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Rear — Axle — Non-Powered Axle Assembly
Owners notified

Repair completion: 13.33% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V588000. 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.

Qualitec

  • Qualitec Gooseneck

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Qualitec Yukon

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Qualitec recalls

Stealth

  • Stealth Car Hauler Express

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Coldshore

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Gooseneck

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Intruder

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Liberty

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Liberty Limited Edition

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Phantom I

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Predator

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Prowler

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Super-Lite

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Titan

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Titan SE

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Stealth Viper

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 9, 2015 – March 23, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Stealth recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V588000.

Defect description

Stealth Enterprises LLC DBA Stealth Trailers (Stealth Trailers) is recalling certain model year 2016 Qualitec Gooseneck and Yukon, Stealth Super-Lite, Predator, Intruder, Car Hauler Express, Gooseneck, Liberty, Liberty Limited Edition, Phantom I, Prowler, Titan, Titan SE, Viper, and Coldshore trailers manufactured March 9, 2015, to March 23, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.

Safety consequence

If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Stealth Trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Stealth Trailers customer service at 1-574-848-5900.

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 15V588000

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.