NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V506000 · manufacturer campaign SR2

Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly — Xl · reported 2 Oct 2008 · 164 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

XL SPECIALIZED TRAILERS IS RECALLING 164 MY 1998-2008 80 JPS AND MY 2001-2008 100 JPS JEEP TRAILERS WITH SLIDING FIFTH WHEEL PLATES. THESE TRAILERS MAY NOT HAVE THE PROPER WELDING PATTERN ATTACHING THE SLIDER FRAME TO THE JEEP FRAME.

The risk

THE WELD COULD BREAK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The fix

XL WILL FULLY WELD THE SLIDING FIFTH WHEEL FRAME TO THE JEEP FRAME. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT XL AT 1-877-283-4852.

XL RECALL NO. SR2.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign

08V506000

Manufacturer campaign

SR2

Filed by

Xl Specialized Trailers, Inc

Report received

2 Oct 2008

Owners notified

5 Jan 2009

Potentially affected

164

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Xl 100 Jps 2002 Xl 100 Jps 2003 Xl 100 Jps 2004 Xl 100 Jps 2005 Xl 100 Jps 2006 Xl 100 Jps 2007 Xl 100 Jps 2008 Xl 100 Jps 1998 Xl 80 Jps 1999 Xl 80 Jps 2000 Xl 80 Jps 2001 Xl 80 Jps 2002 Xl 80 Jps 2003 Xl 80 Jps 2004 Xl 80 Jps 2005 Xl 80 Jps 2006 Xl 80 Jps 2007 Xl 80 Jps 2008 Xl 80 Jps

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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