Kaufman Equipment Trailer, model year 2021. Filed by Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 14 September 2021. 252 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. (Kaufman Trailers) is recalling certain 2021 Equipment trailers. These trailers have an incorrect internal locking mechanism, and when coupled with a 2-5/16" ball hitch may result in excessive play and trailer detachment.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V710 cover?
- Kaufman Equipment Trailer, model year 2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. (Kaufman Trailers) is recalling certain 2021 Equipment trailers. These trailers have an incorrect internal locking mechanism, and when coupled with a 2-5/16" ball hitch may result in excessive play and trailer detachment.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A trailer that detaches from a vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. The customer will inspect their Kaufman Trailer and a replacement will be mailed, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2021. Owners may contact Kaufman Trailer's customer service at 1-336-790-6800.
- 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 a vehicle increases the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V710 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 September 2021 |
| Model years | 2021-2021 |
| Vehicles named | KAUFMAN EQUIPMENT TRAILER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A trailer that detaches from a vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The customer will inspect their Kaufman Trailer and a replacement will be mailed, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2021. Owners may contact Kaufman Trailer's customer service at 1-336-790-6800.
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 21V710, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v710/
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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- Defect summary
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