- Vehicles
- 7,600
- Built between
- Mar 2013 – Sep 2013
- Models
- 21
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 December 2013
- Repaired
- 26%
- Unrepaired
- 323
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and September 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 10PIBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 12PIBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 14PIBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 29SABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 30AA
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 30LSBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 30SABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 30SVBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 35AABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 35LSBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 35SABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 35SVBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 45LABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 45SSBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 50LABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 50SABuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 60SPBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 70LRBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 70PIBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 70SPBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
- 2013-2014 Big Tex 70TVBuilt March 2013 to September 2013
Repair progress
323 of 7,600 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
26% repaired — 1,940 of 7,600 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 4,963
- Scrapped or exported
- 374
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing (Big Tex) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 10PI, 12PI, 14PI, 29SA, 30AA, 30LS, 30SA, 30SV, 35AA, 35LS, 35SA, 35SV, 45LA, 45SS, 50LA, 50SA, 60SP, 70LR, 70PI, 70SP, and 70TV utility trailers manufactured March 2013, through September 30, 2013. The affected trailers are equipped with a fold flat ramp gate system. Vibrations from towing the trailer may cause the ramp gate latches to fail.
What could happen
Should both ramp gate latches fail while the trailer is in tow, the ramp gate will fall from the upright, stowed position into the down position, and be dragged behind the trailer. This could result in an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Big Tex will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental gate latch, free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to September 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 October 2013
- Owners notified10 December 2013
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 26% repaired
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 17 October 2013.
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 Big Tex at 1-800-594-5637.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.