Trail King Fifth-Wheel Live Bottom, model year 2018. Filed by Trail King Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 October 2017. 2 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Trail King Industries, Inc. (Trail King) is recalling certain 2018 Fifth Wheel Live Bottom trailers, model OLB844NG-HH, manufactured with MPA/MTA suspensions equipped with Meritor EX225 brakes. The brake caliper bolts on these axles may not be properly torqued which can allow the caliper to detach from the mounting …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V614 cover?
- Trail King Fifth-Wheel Live Bottom, model year 2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Trail King Industries, Inc. (Trail King) is recalling certain 2018 Fifth Wheel Live Bottom trailers, model OLB844NG-HH, manufactured with MPA/MTA suspensions equipped with Meritor EX225 brakes.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the caliper bolts are improperly torqued and the caliper detaches from the mounting flange, a loss of braking ability would occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Trail King has notified owners and will inspect the caliper bolts, replacing any loose or missing ones, free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2017. Owners may contact Trail King customer service at 1-800-843-3324.
- 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 caliper bolts are improperly torqued and the caliper detaches from the mounting flange, a loss of braking ability would occur, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V614 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Trail King Industries, Inc. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Air:Disc:Caliper |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 October 2017 |
| Model years | 2018-2018 |
| Vehicles named | TRAIL KING FIFTH-WHEEL LIVE BOTTOM |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the caliper bolts are improperly torqued and the caliper detaches from the mounting flange, a loss of braking ability would occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Trail King has notified owners and will inspect the caliper bolts, replacing any loose or missing ones, free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2017. Owners may contact Trail King customer service at 1-800-843-3324.
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 353 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, air. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V614, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v614/
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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- 21V541: 2018-2020 TKOLB332NG-HH, TKOLB336NG, TKOLB336NG-HH, TKOLB434NG-HH, and TKOLB436NG-HH
- 21V092: 2021 TKSA trailers
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All 16 Trail King campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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