Trailstar Trailer Hitches

Trailstar is recalling about 259 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. If the casting bolts break, the trailer could detach from the tow vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
06V438000
Manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE L.L.C.
Reported
15 November 2006
Vehicles
259
Built between
Jul 2006 – Oct 2006
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 November 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2007 Trailstar 202Built July 2006 to October 2006
  • 2007 Trailstar 215Built July 2006 to October 2006
  • 2007 Trailstar 222Built July 2006 to October 2006
  • 2007 Trailstar 228Built July 2006 to October 2006
  • 2007 Trailstar Q8Built July 2006 to October 2006

What the defect is

On certain boat trailers, the castings holding the bolts on the pivot hitch assembly for the swing-away tongue may break.

What could happen

If the casting bolts break, the trailer could detach from the tow vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

IF YOUR TRAILER IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, TRACKER MARINE WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2006 to October 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 November 2006
  3. Owners notified9 November 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 15 November 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-0015
Recalling manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE L.L.C.
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

Tracker marine recall no. TS-0015.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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