Rigid Hitch Heavy Duty Utility Bar, model year 9999. Filed by Rigid Hitch Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 January 2013. 352 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Rigid Hitch Inc. is recalling certain Heavy Duty Utility Bar hitches with the part number HUB-3208. The affected 2" bars drop 8" between hole centers and are stamped 33411-04812 near the weld line. Due to an incorrect welder placement, the weld penetration may be insufficient, causing the utility bar to crack and fail.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13E004 cover?
- Rigid Hitch Heavy Duty Utility Bar.
- What is wrong with them?
- Rigid Hitch Inc. is recalling certain Heavy Duty Utility Bar hitches with the part number HUB-3208. The affected 2" bars drop 8" between hole centers and are stamped 33411-04812 near the weld line.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the utility bar fails while in use, whatever is being towed may come loose increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Rigid Hitch will notify distributors and all known owners and replace the parts free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early February 2013. Customers may contact Rigid Hitch at 1-800-624-7630.
- 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 utility bar fails while in use, whatever is being towed may come loose increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13E004 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Rigid Hitch Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 January 2013 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | RIGID HITCH HEAVY DUTY UTILITY BAR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the utility bar fails while in use, whatever is being towed may come loose increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Rigid Hitch will notify distributors and all known owners and replace the parts free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early February 2013. Customers may contact Rigid Hitch at 1-800-624-7630.
What it said before
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This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E004, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e004/
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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