Diamondback Equipment

Diamondback is recalling about 6,816 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the cover separates from the truck bed, it could be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19E018000
Manufacturer
DiamondBack Automotive Accessories, Inc.
Reported
1 March 2019
Vehicles
6,816
Built between
Mar 2018 – Mar 2019
Models
2
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 March 2019
Repaired
98%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and March 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Diamondback HDBuilt March 2018 to March 2019
  • Diamondback SE

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2020.

98% repaired — 6,702 of 6,816 reported

Owners not reachable
114

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

DiamondBack Automotive Accessories, Inc (Diamondback) is recalling certain DiamondBack HD and SE three-panel hard tonneau truck bed covers produced between March 28, 2018 and March 1, 2019. If the front panel section is not properly secured and locked, the front portion of the cover assembly could lift and separate from the truck bed while the vehicle is being driven.

What could happen

If the cover separates from the truck bed, it could be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DiamondBack will notify owners and will send owners a kit including cab-panel tether and a redesigned safety catch that secures the cover to the frame, free of Charge. The recall began March 28, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to March 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 March 2019
  3. Owners notified28 March 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 98% 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 1 March 2019.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
DiamondBack Automotive Accessories, 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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