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NHTSA Campaign 18V182000

STRUCTURE

Issued by Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers · Reported Mar 19, 2018 · 272 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers (McElrath Trailers) is recalling certain 2013-2018 818I, 2017-2018 VX50-800, VX30-800, VX50-800LT, and VX30-800LT trailers. A weld on the trailer neck may fail.

Consequence

Failure of this weld in the neck portion of the trailer could result in instability of the trailer causing a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

McElrath Trailers will notify owners and dealers will install reinforcements to the hitch area of the trailer frame, free of charge. The recall began on May 3, 2018. Owners may contact McElrath Trailers customer service at 1-864-814-2220.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MCELRATH TRAILERS 818I 2013 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS 818I 2014 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS 818I 2015 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS 818I 2016 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS 818I 2017 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS 818I 2018 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS VX30-800 2017 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS VX30-800 2018 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS VX50-800 2017 272
MCELRATH TRAILERS VX50-800 2018 272

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V182000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.