Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.: Equipment
Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 3, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN HOPKINS AFTERMARKET TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL CONNECTION HARNESSES SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MODELS OF NISSAN VEHICLES WHICH ARE LISTED ABOVE. THE INTERNAL PART NUMBERS WITHIN HOPKINS ARE: 1010476025, 1040376025, 1110476025, 1170376025, 1290376025, 1010476035, 1040376035, 1110476035, 1170376035, AND 1290376035. A WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED IN AN INCORRECT POSITION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING. THIS RESULTS IN AN INCORRECT ROUTING OF WIRES BETWEEN THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER AND THE TOWING VEHICLE WIRING SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS HARNESS WOULD RESULT IN POWER FROM THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER GOING TO THE TOWING VEHICLE DASH LIGHT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN THE TRAILER BRAKES. THIS RESULT WOULD BE THE LACK OF TRAILER BRAKING WHEN THE TOWING VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT WOULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOWING VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKE COULD RESULT IN REDUCED ABILITY TO STOP AND CONTRIBUTE TO A POSSIBLE CRASH.
The remedy
HOPKINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HARNESS WITH A REVISED HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 17, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HOPKINS AT 800-835-0129.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Nissan Armada | 266 | 5 | 13 | 14 |
| 2006 Nissan Frontier | 617 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 Nissan Pathfinder | 837 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 Nissan Titan | 430 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 2006 Nissan Xterra | 780 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 Nissan Armada | 373 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 Nissan Frontier | 532 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 Nissan Pathfinder | 1,050 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 Nissan Titan | 891 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 Nissan Xterra | 845 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 Nissan Armada | 464 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 2004 Nissan Frontier | 66 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 Nissan Pathfinder | 67 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 Nissan Titan | 1,046 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 2004 Nissan Xterra | 84 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07E046000.
Full record for the 2006 Nissan Armada → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →