Wildcat 510, Wildcat 510lt, model years 2004 to 2009. Filed by Wildcat Mfg. Co. Inc and reported to NHTSA on 7 May 2010. 74 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Wildcat is recalling certain model year 2004-2009 510 and model year 2007-2009 510lt trailers equipped with an adjustable length tongue assembly. the pintle eye used in the tongue assembly does not have an adequate vertical or horizontal load rating for the gross weight of the vehicle.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V191 cover?
- Wildcat 510, Wildcat 510Lt, model years 2004-2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- WILDCAT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 510 AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 510LT TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE LENGTH TONGUE ASSEMBLY. THE PINTLE EYE USED IN THE TONGUE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL LOAD RATING FOR THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE PINTLE EYE COULD FAIL RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- FIELD KIT MODIFICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WILDCAT AT 800-627-3954.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “THE PINTLE EYE COULD FAIL RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V191 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | WILDCAT MFG. CO. INC |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 May 2010 |
| Model years | 2004-2009 |
| Vehicles named | WILDCAT 510, WILDCAT 510LT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE PINTLE EYE COULD FAIL RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
FIELD KIT MODIFICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WILDCAT AT 800-627-3954.
What it said before
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 the next pass.
This is one of 142 notices in the record whose component field names trailer hitches. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 32 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V191, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v191/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
44a53061 - Consequence
97d87679 - Remedy
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