Travel Lite Trailer Hitches

Travel Lite is recalling about 163 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. Because the coupler is under rated for the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the trailer, the trailer could become unhitched from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V779000
Manufacturer
Travel Lite Rv
Reported
6 December 2017
Vehicles
163
Built between
Apr 2017 – Nov 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 April 2018
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
158

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2017 and November 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Travel Lite FalconBuilt April 2017 to November 2017

Repair progress

158 of 163 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.

0% repaired — 0 of 163 reported

Owners not reachable
5

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

Travel Lite RV (Travel Lite) is recalling certain 2018 Falcon recreational trailers, models F-23TH, and F-23RB. A 2" Class III hitch coupler was mistakenly installed instead of a 2 5/16" Class III hitch coupler.

What could happen

Because the coupler is under rated for the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the trailer, the trailer could become unhitched from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began on April 6, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2017 to November 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 December 2017
  3. Owners notified6 April 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 0% 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 6 December 2017.

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 Travel Lite customer service at 1-574-831-3000.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Travel Lite Rv
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.

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