Lakota Corporation: Suspension › Multiple Axle
Lakota Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 3, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 65. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Bighorn and Charger Triple Axle 5&6 horse trailers. The main rails of the axle carrier may have been manufactured with an insufficient gauge steel, which can cause the carrier to break.
The risk
A broken axle carrier can cause the axles and tires to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to use their trailer until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will install gussets and additional tubes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 1, 2023. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Lakota Bighorn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Lakota Charger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Lakota Bighorn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Lakota Charger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Lakota Bighorn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Lakota Charger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Lakota Bighorn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Lakota Charger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Lakota Bighorn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Lakota Charger | 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 23V550000.
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