NHTSA campaign 15V781000
Strick Recall 15V-781: Rear Impact Guard Insufficient Strength/FMVSS 223
NHTSA recall 15V781000 was reported by Strick Trailers, LLC on November 23, 2015, with 2,179 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Strick DRY Freight Van Trailer for model years 1998–2005. Owners were notified on January 13, 2016, 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 15V781000 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
- 15V781000 (also written 15V-781 or 15V781)
- Filed by
- Strick Trailers, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,179 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 223
Repair completion: 25.1% (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 15V781000. 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.
Strick
Strick DRY Freight Van Trailer
- 1998 · Vehicles built May 18, 1998 – July 2, 1998 (per NHTSA)
- 1999 · Vehicles built May 6, 1999 – December 10, 1999 (per NHTSA)
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 19, 2000 – July 6, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 23, 2000 – September 22, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built August 22, 2001 – November 20, 2001 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built May 6, 2002 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built May 6, 2002 – January 17, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V781000.
Defect description
Strick Trailers, LLC (Strick) is recalling certain model year 1998-2005 Dry Freight Van Trailers manufactured April 19, 1998, to January 17, 2005 and equipped with rear impact guards that use gussets 46829 and 46830. The rear impact guards may not be strong enough to prevent a vehicle from traveling under a trailer in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 223, "Rear Impact Guards."
Safety consequence
If the trailer is rear ended by a automobile, the guard may fail to prevent the automobile from traveling under the trailer, increasing the risk of injury to the driver of the automobile.
Manufacturer remedy
Strick will notify owners, and service centers will install reinforcements to the rear impact guards, free of charge. The recall began on January 13, 2016. Owners may contact Strick customer service at 1-704-436-2590.
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 15V781000
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.