Silver Eagle Trailer Hitches: Fifth Wheel Assembly

Silver Eagle is recalling about 156 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. This could cause a hazard as debris on the highway.

Campaign
00V006000
Manufacturer
SILVER EAGLE MFG. CO.
Reported
10 January 2000
Vehicles
156
Built between
Sep 1998 – Nov 1999
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 December 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1998 and November 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1998-1999 Silver Eagle Converter DollyBuilt September 1998 to November 1999

What the defect is

Vehicle description: single axle converter dollies. The tiltstop has broken loose from the dolly frame while in operation.

What could happen

This could cause a hazard as debris on the highway. Another motorist could run into it and lose control, or damage their vehicle.

What gets fixed

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A NEW TILTSTOP BACKING PLATE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1998 to November 1999
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 January 2000
  3. Owners notified27 December 1999

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 10 January 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
SILVER EAGLE MFG. CO.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification began december 27, 1999. Owners who do not receive the free remedywithin a reasonable time should contact silver eagle at 1-800-547-6792.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand