2025 Escape Escape 17 & 2025 Escape Escape 19 + 2 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Escape Trailer Industries LTD. (Escape Trailer) is recalling certain 2025 E17, E19, E21, E5.0 recreational trailers. The spare tire carrier may have incorrect welding, causing the carrier to detach from the trailer during transit.
💥 The risk
A detached carrier can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the spare tire carriers, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 2026. Owners may contact Escape Trailer customer service at 1-604-703-1650. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 9, 2026.
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
- 26V132000
- Manufacturer
- ESCAPE TRAILER INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Vehicles affected
- 324
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SPARE TIRE MOUNT/RACK
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 20, 2026
- Built
- Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR