Coupler Improperly Welded – 2022 Reiser WCH, LSA, LTA, L, SBS, & LATV Trailers

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May 19, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V356000

Coupler Improperly Welded

Trailer separation from a tow vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V356

Manufacturer Reiser Manufacturing

Components TRAILER HITCHES, EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 34

 

Summary

Reiser Manufacturing (Reiser) is recalling certain 2022 WCH, LSA, LTA, L, SBS, and LATV trailers. The coupler was improperly welded, which may cause the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle.

 

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the coupler as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Reiser’s customer service at 1-330-846-8003.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 


Please be reminded of the following requirements:

Copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent (if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).

Please be reminded that under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a)(3), it is illegal for a manufacturer, to sell, offer for sale, import, or introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that contains a safety defect once the manufacturer has notified NHTSA about that safety defect. This prohibition does not apply once the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment has been remedied according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

As stated in Part 573.7, submission of the first of eight consecutive quarterly status reports is required within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to purchasers occurs. Therefore, the first quarterly report will be due on, or before, 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter.

 


Chronology :

The explanation is somebody accidently moved a bin of tack welded (to-be-welded) couplers into the finished products stocking. It then contaminated a few crates that were packed around the same time in July 2021.

For an unrelated reason, the factory was asked to inspect all couplers in stock in the factory in late August.

Some of the couplers had a slightly short weld (non functional and completely different than the recall issue) but in an abundance of caution, the factory sorted all couplers in stock.. There were about 6,000 packaged couplers in the factory. They unpacked all of them, inspected all of them, and did enhancement welding if needed. The factory didn’t see any unwelded couplers among all in stock.

On October 13th we learned about the unwelded coupler defect, the factory was notified immediately and again they inspected all in stock (about 8000 pcs in stock). This time the factory was looking for any unwelded ones and they didn’t find any from inventory. Starting November 1 2021, all customers were notified of the possible defect and were asked to inspect using a inspection document provided by Pacific Trailer Products.

 


22E003 – Coupler Improperly Welded – Pacific Trailer RAM A Frame 2 5/16″ Couplers

 

22E003 – Coupler Improperly Welded – Pacific Trailer RAM A Frame 2 5/16″ Couplers

 


6 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
REISER L 2022
REISER LATV 2022
REISER LSA 2022
REISER LTA 2022
REISER SBS 2022
REISER WCH 2022

 


4 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V356-2144.pdf 647.559KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V356-9818.PDF 215.847KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V356-3386.PDF 211.12KB

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Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-22V356-7039.pdf 781.81KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V356&docType=RCL

 


 

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