Quality Trailer Products Trailer Axle, model year 9999. Filed by Quality Trailer Products, Lp and reported to NHTSA on 4 April 2012. 1,125 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Quality trailer products, lp. (qtp) is recalling certain trailer axles with part number ts20710585545iac and manufactured in lots qr494320 and qr493997 from january 24, 2012, through february 17, 2012. these axles were installed on certain trailers manufactured by carry-on trailers, inc. as part number 2k7158. over …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12E013 cover?
- Quality Trailer Products Trailer Axle.
- What is wrong with them?
- QUALITY TRAILER PRODUCTS, LP. (QTP) IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRAILER AXLES WITH PART NUMBER TS20710585545IAC AND MANUFACTURED IN LOTS QR494320 AND QR493997 FROM JANUARY 24, 2012, THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2012. THESE AXLES WERE INSTALLED ON CERTAIN TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BY CARRY-ON TRAILERS, INC.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- IF THE AXLE SPINDLE FAILS, THE TRAILER WHEEL COULD SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. QTP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AXLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT QTP AT 1-800-334-6355 EXT. 132.
- 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: “IF THE AXLE SPINDLE FAILS, THE TRAILER WHEEL COULD SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12E013 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | QUALITY TRAILER PRODUCTS, LP |
| System at fault | Suspension:Rear:Axle:Spindle |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 April 2012 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | QUALITY TRAILER PRODUCTS TRAILER AXLE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IF THE AXLE SPINDLE FAILS, THE TRAILER WHEEL COULD SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
QTP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AXLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT QTP AT 1-800-334-6355 EXT. 132.
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 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12E013, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e013/
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