Trailstar Equipment: Labels

Trailstar is recalling about 1,219 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. A load exceeding the correct rating may result in excessive wear to the equipment and, if not noticed, a tire blowout may occur during transport increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
06V342000
Manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE L.L.C.
Reported
12 September 2006
Vehicles
1,219
Built between
Jun 2005 – Apr 2006
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
18 September 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2005 and April 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Trailstar PT170Built June 2005 to April 2006

What the defect is

Certain boat trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, 'tire selection and rims.' the original capacity tag displays an incorrect weight capacity for the trailer.

What could happen

A load exceeding the correct rating may result in excessive wear to the equipment and, if not noticed, a tire blowout may occur during transport increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A CORRECT CAPACITY TAG AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2005 to April 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 September 2006
  3. Owners notified18 September 2006

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 12 September 2006.

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 tracker marine at 1-417-873-4555.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
TS-0011
Recalling manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE L.L.C.
Safety standard
FMVSS 110
Recall initiated by
OVSC

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

Tracker marine recall no. TS-0011.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.

Same component

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