2002–2006 Vermeer CS418TL recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trailers, fatigue cracks CAN occur in a heat affected zone of the tongue weldment.
💥 The risk
This could result in tongue separation from the towed vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect and repair the tongues on the affected trailers. The recall is expected to begin on june 19, 2006. Owners may contact vermeer at 1-641-628-3141.
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
- 06V176000
- Manufacturer recall #
- IK00-1245
- Manufacturer
- VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 43
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 19, 2006
- Built
- Nov 15, 2002 – Nov 22, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Vermeer recall no. IK00-1245.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.