Trailmobile Equipment: Labels

Trailmobile is recalling about 150 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Vehicle with incorrect gawr labels may be overloaded, andsubject to fatigue failure of the constituent parts, which may result in anaccident.

Campaign
93V046000
Manufacturer
TRAILMOBILE INC.
Reported
25 March 1993
Vehicles
150
Built between
Aug 1992 – Mar 1993
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 March 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1992 and March 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992-1993 Trailmobile Cargo VAN TrailersBuilt August 1992 to March 1993

What the defect is

The gross axle weight rating certification plates are labeled incorrectly, stating the gawr as 20,000 lbs. The correct gawr is 17,000 lbs.

What could happen

Vehicle with incorrect gawr labels may be overloaded, andsubject to fatigue failure of the constituent parts, which may result in anaccident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE INCORRECTLY LABELED GAWR CERTIFICATION PLATE WITH A CORRECTED PLATE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1992 to March 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 March 1993
  3. Owners notified25 March 1993

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 25 March 1993.

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
TRAILMOBILE 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

System: gross axle weight rating certificate.vehicle description: cargo van trailers.

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.

Same component

Same brand