Travel Lite Falcon, model year 2018. Filed by Travel Lite Rv and reported to NHTSA on 6 December 2017. 163 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Travel Lite RV (Travel Lite) is recalling certain 2018 Falcon recreational trailers, models F-23TH, and F-23RB. A 2" Class III hitch coupler was mistakenly installed instead of a 2 5/16" Class III hitch coupler.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V779 cover?
- Travel Lite Falcon, model year 2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Travel Lite RV (Travel Lite) is recalling certain 2018 Falcon recreational trailers, models F-23TH, and F-23RB. A 2" Class III hitch coupler was mistakenly installed instead of a 2 5/16" Class III hitch coupler.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Because the coupler is under rated for the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the trailer, the trailer could become unhitched from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began on April 6, 2018. Owners may contact Travel Lite customer service at 1-574-831-3000.
- 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: “Because the coupler is under rated for the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the trailer, the trailer could become unhitched from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V779 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Travel Lite RV |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 December 2017 |
| Model years | 2018-2018 |
| Vehicles named | TRAVEL LITE FALCON |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Because the coupler is under rated for the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the trailer, the trailer could become unhitched from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began on April 6, 2018. Owners may contact Travel Lite customer service at 1-574-831-3000.
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 17V779, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v779/
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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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 17V779 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
95a40558 - Consequence
7c256c46 - 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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