- Vehicles
- 102
- Built between
- Mar 2018 – May 2019
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 May 2019
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 3
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and May 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019 Thunder Creek EVBuilt March 2019 to May 2019
- 2019 Thunder Creek FSTBuilt March 2019 to May 2019
- 2019 Thunder Creek MTTBuilt March 2018 to May 2019
- 2019 Thunder Creek SLTBuilt March 2018 to May 2019
Repair progress
3 of 102 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.
96% repaired — 98 of 102 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1
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
LDJ Manufacturing, Inc. (LDJ Manufacturing) is recalling certain 2019 Thundercreek SLT 460, SLT 660, SLT 880, MTT 690, MTT 920, FST 750, FST 990, and EV 990 trailers. The wheel lugs nuts may loosen, possibly resulting in a wheel separating from the trailer.
What could happen
A wheel separation can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
LDJ Manufacturing has notified owners and dealers will ensure that the lug nuts are torqued to the correct specifications, free of charge. The recall began May 21, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to May 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 May 2019
- Owners notified21 May 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 96% 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 13 May 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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact LDJ customer service at 1-641-620-4034.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- LDJ 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.