2000 Peerless Trailer recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trailers, cracks CAN develop in the channel supports of the king pin assembly.
💥 The risk
If cracks form and are not detected, they CAN grow larger and eventually lead to fracture of the channel supports, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the channel style king pin assembly with an I-beam style king pin assembly. Owner notification began june 4, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact peerless at 1-870-236-7753.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V133000
- Manufacturer
- PEERLESS
- Vehicles affected
- 870
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Owner phone
- 1-870-236-7753
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 4, 2002
- Built
- May 1, 1998 – Dec 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).