Jag Mobile Solutions, Inc.: Trailer Hitches
Jag Mobile Solutions, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 20, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 178. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
JAG MOBILE SOLUTIONS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2011 PORTA-LISA AND PORTA-LISA PLUS MOBILE RESTROOMS, SHOWERS, AND COMBINATIONS TOWABLE TRAILERS. THE HITCH ASSEMBLY OF THE CHASSIS MAY BE BUILT WITH STEEL TUBES THAT ARE NOT OF ADEQUATE SIZE TO WITHSTAND THE FORCES EXERTED ON THE HITCH WHILE IN CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.
The risk
THE HITCH ON THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER COULD CRACK AND BECOME NONFUNCTIONAL OR BREAK COMPLETELY SEPARATING THE TRAILER TONGUE FROM THE REST OF THE CHASSIS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
JAG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEXTER CHASSIS GROUP FIELD REPRESENTATIVES OR THEIR ASSIGNED AGENTS WILL REPAIR THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN IN AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAG AT 1-260-562-1045.
11 model years covered
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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 10V381000.
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