NHTSA Campaign 13V508000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 13V508000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages. The repair is free.
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc filed the report for 13V508000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V508000, NHTSA lists up to 7,600 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2013 and September 30, 2013.
The 13V508000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V508000 were scheduled from December 10, 2013, 54 days after the report.
13V508000 covers 1 model from Big Tex, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 13V508000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V508000 vehicles, the 2013 Big Tex 10pi has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V508000 ranks 1 of 3 Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing (Big Tex) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 10PI, 12PI, 14PI, 29SA, 30AA, 30LS, 30SA, 30SV, 35AA, 35LS, 35SA, 35SV, 45LA, 45SS, 50LA, 50SA, 60SP, 70LR, 70PI, 70SP, and 70TV utility trailers manufactured March 2013, through September 30, 2013. The affected trailers are equipped with a fold flat ramp gate system. Vibrations from towing the trailer may cause the ramp gate latches to fail.
- The risk
- Should both ramp gate latches fail while the trailer is in tow, the ramp gate will fall from the upright, stowed position into the down position, and be dragged behind the trailer. This could result in an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Big Tex will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental gate latch, free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Big Tex at 1-800-594-5637.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V508000 (2)
Big Tex (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V508000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted