Stoughton Davw, Stoughton Dvw, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Stoughton Trailers, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 19 April 2017. 4,188 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2017-2018 DAVW and DVW 285S dry van single-axle trailers. The outside welds that attach the front suspension hangers to the subframe may crack, allowing the front hanger to detach.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V259 cover?
- Stoughton Davw, Stoughton DVW, model years 2017-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2017-2018 DAVW and DVW 285S dry van single-axle trailers. The outside welds that attach the front suspension hangers to the subframe may crack, allowing the front hanger to detach.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the hangers detach, the axle assemblies will break loose from the trailer causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Stoughton will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front hanger for cracks, repairing them as necessary. Dealers will also install gussets inside the subframe, free of charge. The recall began on July 17, 2017. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2500.
- 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 hangers detach, the axle assemblies will break loose from the trailer causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V259 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Stoughton Trailers, LLC |
| System at fault | Suspension |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 April 2017 |
| Model years | 2017-2018 |
| Vehicles named | STOUGHTON DAVW, STOUGHTON DVW |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the hangers detach, the axle assemblies will break loose from the trailer causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Stoughton will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front hanger for cracks, repairing them as necessary. Dealers will also install gussets inside the subframe, free of charge. The recall began on July 17, 2017. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2500.
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
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V259, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v259/
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
- 23V460: 2024 CCGN-40T trailers
- 23V426: 2023-2024 Intermodal container chassis
- 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
- 16V338: model year 2015-2017 trailers manufactured March 13, 2014, to April 28, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves
- 16V314: 2014 AHV, AVW, AVXW and ZGPVW trailers
- 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
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- Defect summary
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