- Vehicles
- 2,160
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 October 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Masterlock TRI-Ball Mount
What the defect is
Masterlock is recalling certain aftermarket tri-ball mounts, part number 2948AT, shipped between may 19, 2011, and july 13, 2011, and sold for use on motor vehicles. The 2-5/16" hitch ball may not have been designed to comply with the 10,000 lbs. Load requirement and thus the weld can fail.
What could happen
In the event that the weld fails, the vehicle being towed can separate from the towing vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
MASTERLOCK WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRI-BALL MOUNTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2011.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 September 2011
- Owners notified6 October 2011
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 21 September 2011.
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 masterlock at 1-800-464-2088.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MASTERLOCK 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
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> .
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.