{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Doepker recall 18V218 (HG201801): Doepker HG Flatdeck Semi (2015 to 2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v218/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V218 (Doepker): If the load shifts and spills onto the roadway, there is an increased risk of a crash. Doepker's own number: HG201801.",
  "excerpt": "Doepker Hg Flatdeck Semi, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Doepker Industries Ltd. and reported to NHTSA on 5 April 2018. 25 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Doepker Industries Ltd. (Doepker) is recalling certain 2015-2016 53' Tridem Galvanized Highboy Flatdeck Semi trailers. The lower rail main beam flanges may crack, possibly causing the load to shift and spill onto the road. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Doepker's own number for this recall: HG201801. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V218 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the load shifts and spills onto the roadway, there is an increased risk of a crash.” 18V218 Doepker Industries Ltd. Structure:Frame And Members 5 April 2018 2015-2016 DOEPKER HG FLATDECK SEMI If the load shifts and spills onto the roadway, there is an increased risk of a crash. Doepker will notify owners, and dealers will provide rental trailers, and replace the frames, free of charge. The recall began on May 1, 2018. Owners may co",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:37:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:07:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Doepker recall 18V218 (HG201801): Doepker HG Flatdeck Semi (2015 to 2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v218/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}