2007 Big Tex 10CC & 2007 Big Tex 14CC recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain flatbed utility trailers, there is an insufficient weld of the ramp hanger pockets that store the ramps when not in use on the left and right underside of the trailer bed. If the weld is insufficient, it could cause the ramp hanger pocket to detach, dropping the ramp to the ground or roadway.
💥 The risk
A failure of the ramp hanger pockets could result in accidental damage to include personal injury, property damage or both.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect and add two 'hat brackets' (one under each hanger pocket) by bolting the bracket to the underside of each affected trailer to further secure the ramp pockets. The recall began on august 15, 2007. Owners may contact big tex trailers at 1-800-594-5637.
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
- 07V304000
- Manufacturer
- BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 321
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
- Owner phone
- 1-800-594-5637
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 15, 2007
- Built
- Oct 1, 2006 – Apr 30, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- 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.