Stoughton Dvw, model years 2016 to 2019. Filed by Stoughton Trailers, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 January 2019. 2,384 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2016-2019 DVW trailers. The forward attachment points for the pintle mounting assembly may crack, leading to the detachment of the pintle assembly from the trailer and therefore detaching the trailer in tow.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V055 cover?
- Stoughton DVW, model years 2016-2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2016-2019 DVW trailers. The forward attachment points for the pintle mounting assembly may crack, leading to the detachment of the pintle assembly from the trailer and therefore detaching the trailer in tow.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A trailer that detaches from the tow vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Stoughton will notify owners, and dealers will repair the cracks and reinforce the mounting, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2580.
- 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: “A trailer that detaches from the tow vehicle increases the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 19V055 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Stoughton Trailers, LLC |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 January 2019 |
| Model years | 2016-2019 |
| Vehicles named | STOUGHTON DVW |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A trailer that detaches from the tow vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Stoughton will notify owners, and dealers will repair the cracks and reinforce the mounting, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Stoughton customer service at 1-608-873-2580.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V055, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v055/
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
- 17V259: 2017-2018 DAVW and DVW 285S dry van single-axle 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
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 19V055 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
4b63c04e - Consequence
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