OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

10E004000

Trailer Hitches

Reported Feb 19, 2010 · B&W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC.

Summary

B&W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC. HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN EXTEND-A-GOOSE TRAILER HITCH COUPLERS, P/NO. TEXA4200, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 2008 AND JANUARY 28, 2010, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE WELD BETWEEN THE TOP TWO TUBE MEMBERS OF THE COUPLER MAY FRACTURE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE COUPLER TO FAIL.

Consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, A TRAILER UNDER TOW MAY SEPARATE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy

B&W WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE DEFECT HITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT B&W TOLL-FREE BY CALLING 1-800-248-6564.

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> .

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗