Pj Trailers De, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by PJ Trailers and reported to NHTSA on 28 August 2020. 694 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says PJ Trailers is recalling certain 2020-2021 DE trailers. The attachment bolts of the hydraulic cylinder may fail if the hydraulic system is used to lower the dump box once the dump box is already in the fully lowered position.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V522 cover?
- PJ Trailers De, model years 2020-2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- PJ Trailers is recalling certain 2020-2021 DE trailers. The attachment bolts of the hydraulic cylinder may fail if the hydraulic system is used to lower the dump box once the dump box is already in the fully lowered position.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Use of the dump box after the attachment bolts fail may result in a sudden drop of the box as it is being raised, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. PJ Trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hydraulic power unit and the attachment bolts, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2020. Owners may contact PJ Trailers customer service at 1-866-752-8781.
- 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: “Use of the dump box after the attachment bolts fail may result in a sudden drop of the box as it is being raised, increasing the risk of injury.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 20V522 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | PJ Trailers |
| System at fault | Equipment:Mechanical |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 August 2020 |
| Model years | 2020-2021 |
| Vehicles named | PJ TRAILERS DE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Use of the dump box after the attachment bolts fail may result in a sudden drop of the box as it is being raised, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
PJ Trailers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hydraulic power unit and the attachment bolts, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2020. Owners may contact PJ Trailers customer service at 1-866-752-8781.
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V522, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v522/
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Other PJ Trailers notices we hold
- 24V837: 2024-2025 LD trailers
- 23V857: 2024 B5, B6, B8, C8, CC, CE, D3, D5, D8, DD, DG, DL, DM, DR, DT, F8, FD, FY, L6, LD, LS, LX, LY, P8, PL, T1, T6, T7, T8, T9, TF, and TJ trailers
- 23V319: 2022-2024 LD, LY, LX, LS, CC, DD, TJ, and TS trailers equipped with a Demco EZ Latch Gooseneck Coupler
- 21V061: 2021 C4, C5, U8, UL, U6, and UC trailers equipped with axles that may have missing inner bearings
- 16V433: model year 2015-2016 T1 single axle tilt trailers manufactured March 31, 2015, to November 17, 2015
- 12V174: MODEL YEAR 2012 TRAILERS, EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLE BRAND ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS
- 11V509: MODEL YEAR 2011 FLATBED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A 15 3/4" OR A 21 3/4" EQUALIZER FOR 10K/12K SPRING AXLES
All 8 PJ Trailers campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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