Featherlite Trailers: Structure › Frame and Members
Featherlite Trailers reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 20, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,601. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IMPROPER WELD PROCEDURES WERE USED TO ATTACH THE TONGUE CHANNEL TO THE TRAILER FRAME.
The risk
POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TRAILER COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL FOUR BOLTS TO REINFORCE THE TONGUE CHANNEL WELD TO THE FRAME.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Featherlite 1630 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Polaris 1631 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Polaris 1633 | 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 95V245000.
Full record for the 1996 Featherlite 1630 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →