Haulmark Trailer Hitches

Haulmark is recalling about 1,003 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. Should the coupler fail, the trailer may disconnect from the towing vehicle which could result in a crash.

Campaign
05V286000
Manufacturer
HAULMARK INDUSTRIES INC.
Reported
20 June 2005
Vehicles
1,003
Built between
Feb 2005 – Jun 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 June 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2005 and June 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Haulmark TrailerBuilt February 2005 to June 2005

What the defect is

Certain tandem axle enclosed trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds and under, may have defective ball couplers (manufacturing date of N0315) which could fail in certain situations.

What could happen

Should the coupler fail, the trailer may disconnect from the towing vehicle which could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

OWNERS SHOULD INSPECT THE COUPLER TO SEE IF THE DATE CODE IS N0315. HAULMARK WILL ARRANGE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WITHOUT CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2005 to June 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 June 2005
  3. Owners notified15 June 2005

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 20 June 2005.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact haulmark at 1-866-393-6053.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HAULMARK INDUSTRIES INC.
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

Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

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