{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Vermeer recall 24V098 (IK4524): 2016-2024 BC1800XL Brush Chipper Trailers",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v098/",
  "summary": "Recall 24V098 (Vermeer): A hitch separation can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash. Vermeer's own number: IK4524.",
  "excerpt": "Vermeer Bc1800xl, model years 2016 to 2021. Filed by Vermeer Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 9 February 2024. 38 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2016-2024 BC1800XL brush chipper trailers. The tongue weldment may crack and separate from the tow hitch. 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 Vermeer's own number for this recall: IK4524. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 24V098 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: “A hitch separation can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.” 24V098 Vermeer Manufacturing Company Trailer Hitches 9 February 2024 2016-2021 VERMEER BC1800XL A hitch separation can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash. Vermeer will provide a remedy kit, integrating a new surge brake tongue into the tongue weldment, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051, e",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:50:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T00:38:35+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Vermeer recall 24V098 (IK4524): 2016-2024 BC1800XL Brush Chipper Trailers\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v098/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}