2003 Heil Petroleum Pull Trailer

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches14V761000

Filed Dec 1, 2014129 vehiclesHeil Company

Defect. Heil Company (Heil) is recalling certain model year 2000-2014 Petroleum Pull Trailers manufactured August 29, 2000, to September 12, 2014. On the affected trailers, the cables of the secondary coupling system may fail to keep the trailer connected to the tow vehicle if the pintle hitch connection should fail.

Risk. A failure of the cables of the secondary coupling system after the pintle hitch has become disconnected, could result in the trailer detaching from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Heil will notify owners and dealers and will install larger diameter secondary coupling cables, free of charge. The recall began on December 29, 2014. Owners may contact Heil customer service at 1-800-400-6913.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2016

Year	Recalls	Assessment
2016	1	Routine
2015	1	Routine
2014	2	Routine
2013	1	Routine
2012	1	Routine
2011	1	Routine
2010	1	Routine
2009	1	Routine
2008	1	Routine
2007	1	Routine
2006	1	Routine
2005	1	Routine
2004	1	Routine
2003 — this page	1	Routine
2002	1	Routine
2001	1	Routine
2000	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 1, 2014. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.