{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "B&W recall 21E042: B&W Trailer Hitches Locking Receiver Hitch Pi",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e042/",
  "summary": "Recall 21E042 (B W): A detached ball mount can allow the towed trailer to separate, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "B&W Trailer Hitches Locking Receiver Hitch Pi, model year 9999. Filed by B&W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 5 May 2021. 8,378 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says B&W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. (B&W) is recalling certain 5/8\" Stainless Steel Locking Receiver Hitch Pins, part number TS51237 and TS51237JD. A defective hitch pin lock can be removed without a key, allowing the ball mount to detach from the receiver tube. 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 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: “A detached ball mount can allow the towed trailer to separate, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21E042 B&W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. Trailer Hitches 5 May 2021 9999-9999 B&W TRAILER HITCHES LOCKING RECEIVER HITCH PI A detached ball mount can allow the towed trailer to separate, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers and will replace the locking hitch pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2021. Owners may contact B&W customer service at 1-620-473-3664. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:10:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-15T13:14:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"B&W recall 21E042: B&W Trailer Hitches Locking Receiver Hitch Pi\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e042/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}