Trail Boss Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Trail Boss is recalling about 1 vehicle over a problem with the equipment. The loose or missing propane gas port screw can allow propane gas to leak when the refrigerator is used in 'gas' mode, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V310000
Manufacturer
Trail Boss Conversions, Inc.
Reported
14 May 2018
Vehicles
1
Built between
Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 May 2018
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2017 and January 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Trail Boss Twister Horse TrailerBuilt December 2017 to January 2018

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2018.

100% repaired — 1 of 1 reported

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

Trail Boss Conversions, Inc. (Trail Boss) is recalling one 2017 Twister Horse Trailer equipped with a Norcold N306 mini refrigerator that may have a loose or missing propane gas valve test port screw.

What could happen

The loose or missing propane gas port screw can allow propane gas to leak when the refrigerator is used in 'gas' mode, increasing the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Trail Boss has notified the dealer that is in possession of the one affected vehicle and the dealer will install and tighten the gas valve port screw, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 25, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2017 to January 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 May 2018
  3. Owners notified25 May 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 100% 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 14 May 2018.

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 Trail Boss customer service at 1-877-546-9074.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Trail Boss Conversions, 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.

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