Silver Eagle Manufacturing: Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly
Silver Eagle Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 25, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 133. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SILVER EAGLE IS RECALLING 133 MY 2006-2008 HAWK DOLLIES CS AND CSA, TANDEM DOLLIES CTL AND CTA, AND FALCON DOLLIES CSU MODELS EQUIPPED WITH SAF-HOLLAND SIMPLEX SE OR SE II FIFTH WHEELS. THE LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH COULD DISTORT THE PIVOT BOLT SPACER SLEEVE. CORROSION OR CONTAMINATES IN THE PIVOT MAY CAUSE IT TO BIND AND PREVENT THE FIFTH WHEEL JAW FROM LATCHING SECURELY AROUND THE TRAILER KING PIN.
The risk
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FIFTH WHEEL MAY FAIL TO LATCH WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER COULD DRIVE AWAY AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DISENGAGED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PIVOT BOLT AND SLEEVE WITH A HEX HEAD SHOULDER BOLT AND WASHER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 29, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SILVER EAGLE AT 1-800-547-6792.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Silver Eagle Falcon Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Silver Eagle Hawk Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Silver Eagle Tandem Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Silver Eagle Falcon Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Silver Eagle Hawk Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Silver Eagle Tandem Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Silver Eagle Falcon Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Silver Eagle Hawk Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Silver Eagle Tandem Dollies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 08V188000.
Full record for the 2008 Silver Eagle Falcon Dollies → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →