Stoughton Ahv, Stoughton Avw, Stoughton Avxw, Stoughton Zgpvw, model year 2014. Filed by Stoughton Trailers, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 18 May 2016. 324 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2014 AHV, AVW, AVXW and ZGPVW trailers. These trailers are equipped with certain SAF-Holland-brand CBX Trailer Suspension Air Ride Axle Systems. The affected trailer suspensions have pivot bolts that may fail.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V314 cover?
- Stoughton Ahv, Stoughton Avw, Stoughton Avxw, Stoughton ZGPVW, model year 2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2014 AHV, AVW, AVXW and ZGPVW trailers. These trailers are equipped with certain SAF-Holland-brand CBX Trailer Suspension Air Ride Axle Systems. The affected trailer suspensions have pivot bolts that may fail.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Stoughton will notify owners, and SAF-Holland-approved repair shops will replace the defective pivot bolts with new pivot bolts, free of charge. The recall began on July 7, 2016. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2555, or SAF-Holland customer service at 1-888-396-6501.
- 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: “Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V314 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Stoughton Trailers, LLC |
| System at fault | Suspension |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 May 2016 |
| Model years | 2014-2014 |
| Vehicles named | STOUGHTON AHV, STOUGHTON AVW, STOUGHTON AVXW, STOUGHTON ZGPVW |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Stoughton will notify owners, and SAF-Holland-approved repair shops will replace the defective pivot bolts with new pivot bolts, free of charge. The recall began on July 7, 2016. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2555, or SAF-Holland customer service at 1-888-396-6501. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 14V-268.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Stoughton Ahv recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Stoughton Avw recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Stoughton Avxw recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Stoughton ZGPVW recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V314, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v314/
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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Other Stoughton notices we hold
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- 20V596: 2016-2019 DVW trailers with a specific rear pintle hook mounting assembly and rear suspension hangers welded to a channel suspension sub-frame
- 19V055: 2016-2019 DVW trailers
- 17V259: 2017-2018 DAVW and DVW 285S dry van single-axle trailers
- 16V338: model year 2015-2017 trailers manufactured March 13, 2014, to April 28, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves
- 16V072: model year 2015-2016 Barrett P gooseneck trailers manufactured July 1, 2014, to December 31, 2015
- 16V050: 2009-2010 Grain Hopper trailers manufactured December 17, 2007, to December 1, 2009
All 9 Stoughton campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V314 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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d5a78d15 - Remedy
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