Pj Trailers T1, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by PJ Trailers and reported to NHTSA on 14 June 2016. 36 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says PJ Trailers is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 T1 single axle tilt trailers manufactured March 31, 2015, to November 17, 2015. During production, these trailers had a notch cut into steel tongue that may have been too deep and thus compromised the strength of the tongue, causing it to crack and separate from …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V433 cover?
- PJ Trailers T1, model years 2015-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- PJ Trailers is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 T1 single axle tilt trailers manufactured March 31, 2015, to November 17, 2015.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the trailer separates from the tongue, the rest of the trailer would not be connected to the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. PJ Trailers has notified owners, and provided each owner with a reinforcement kit to have installed, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact PJ Trailers customer service at 1-866-752-8781.
- 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 trailer separates from the tongue, the rest of the trailer would not be connected to the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V433 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | PJ Trailers |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 June 2016 |
| Model years | 2015-2016 |
| Vehicles named | PJ TRAILERS T1 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the trailer separates from the tongue, the rest of the trailer would not be connected to the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PJ Trailers has notified owners, and provided each owner with a reinforcement kit to have installed, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact PJ Trailers customer service at 1-866-752-8781.
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 16V433, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v433/
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 PJ Trailers notices we hold
- 24V837: 2024-2025 LD trailers
- 23V857: 2024 B5, B6, B8, C8, CC, CE, D3, D5, D8, DD, DG, DL, DM, DR, DT, F8, FD, FY, L6, LD, LS, LX, LY, P8, PL, T1, T6, T7, T8, T9, TF, and TJ trailers
- 23V319: 2022-2024 LD, LY, LX, LS, CC, DD, TJ, and TS trailers equipped with a Demco EZ Latch Gooseneck Coupler
- 21V061: 2021 C4, C5, U8, UL, U6, and UC trailers equipped with axles that may have missing inner bearings
- 20V522: 2020-2021 DE trailers
- 12V174: MODEL YEAR 2012 TRAILERS, EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLE BRAND ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS
- 11V509: MODEL YEAR 2011 FLATBED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A 15 3/4" OR A 21 3/4" EQUALIZER FOR 10K/12K SPRING AXLES
All 8 PJ Trailers campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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127126f2 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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