2011 PJ Trailers DD & 2011 PJ Trailers FD + 4 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Pj trailers is recalling certain model year 2011 flatbed trailers equipped with a 15 3/4" or a 21 3/4" equalizer for 10K/12K spring axles. The welds on the top of the equalizer that hold the bushing through which the equalizer bolts to the trailer were not properly welded and CAN fail causing the axle to detach from the trailer.
💥 The risk
Axle detachment could result in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Pj trailers will notify owners and repair the trailers free of charge. The safety recall began on november 7, 2011. Owners may contact pj trailers at 1-903-669-0213.
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
- 11V509000
- Manufacturer
- PJ TRAILERS
- Vehicles affected
- 1,917
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 7, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners 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 .