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Bowlus Road Chief LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 27, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 57. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Bowlus Road Chief LLC (Bowlus) is recalling certain 2022-2023, 2025 Endless Highways, 2024-2025 Volterra, 2024 Terra Firma, and 2025 Rivet trailers equipped with an elongated hitch. The owners manual does not include instructions to retighten the two hitch bolts in the maintenance schedule.
The risk
Without regular tightening, the hitch bolts can loosen, allowing the top and bottom of the hitch to separate from each other, which could create a hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Bowlus will provide a supplement to the owners manual. Dealers will inspect, replace, and tighten the hitch bolts, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2025. Owners may contact Bowlus' customer service at [email protected].
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Bowlus Endless Highways | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Bowlus Rivet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Bowlus Volterra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Bowlus Terra Firma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Bowlus Volterra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Bowlus Endless Highways | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Bowlus Endless Highways | 0 | 3 | 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 25V417000.
Full record for the 2025 Bowlus Endless Highways → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →