2025 Brinkley RV Model Z recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2025 Model Z travel trailers. The installed safety chains are underrated for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
💥 The risk
Underrated chains can break, allowing the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the safety chains, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 8, 2024. Owners may contact Brinkley customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2403.
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
- 24V717000
- Manufacturer recall #
- REC-2403
- Manufacturer
- Brinkley RV
- Vehicles affected
- 40
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 8, 2024
- Built
- Aug 23, 2024 – Sep 17, 2024
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.