East Frameless Dump Hybrid, model years 2013 to 2018. Filed by East Manufacturing Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 27 October 2017. 620 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says East Manufacturing Corp. (East) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Frameless Dump Hybrid trailers. These trailers have draft arm tubing that may crack and fail.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V684 cover?
- East Frameless Dump Hybrid, model years 2013-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- East Manufacturing Corp. (East) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Frameless Dump Hybrid trailers. These trailers have draft arm tubing that may crack and fail.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the draft arm tubing fails, a loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. East Manufacturing will notify owners and dealers will inspect for cracks. If no cracks are found, dealers will remove the old brace bracket and replace with an updated bracket, free of charge. If cracks are found, dealers will install a new draft arm assembly, free of charge.
- 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 draft arm tubing fails, a loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V684 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | East Manufacturing Corp. |
| System at fault | Structure:Frame And Members |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 October 2017 |
| Model years | 2013-2018 |
| Vehicles named | EAST FRAMELESS DUMP HYBRID |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the draft arm tubing fails, a loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
East Manufacturing will notify owners and dealers will inspect for cracks. If no cracks are found, dealers will remove the old brace bracket and replace with an updated bracket, free of charge. If cracks are found, dealers will install a new draft arm assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2017. Owners may contact East customer service at 1-330-325-9921.
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 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V684, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v684/
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 East notices we hold
- 17V800: 2016-2018 Frame Dump trailers built with a pintle hook or brackets for the future installation of a pintle hook
- 16V428: model year 2016 Hybrid and Steel Dump trailers manufactured May 16, 2016, to June 2, 2016
All 3 East campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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40517e5c - Remedy
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