Big Tex 16gn, model years 2003 to 2023. Filed by Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 July 2022. 1,724 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. (Big Tex Trailer) is recalling certain 2003-2022 16GN trailers. The spare tire mount allows the spare tire to vibrate, which can cause the joint between the spare tire mount and the trailer to fatigue and eventually 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 22V498 cover?
- Big Tex 16Gn, model years 2003-2023.
- What is wrong with them?
- Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. (Big Tex Trailer) is recalling certain 2003-2022 16GN trailers. The spare tire mount allows the spare tire to vibrate, which can cause the joint between the spare tire mount and the trailer to fatigue and eventually fail.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Spare tire mount failure can allow the spare tire to detach from the trailer and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will relocate and reinforce the spare tire mount, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 9, 2022. Owners may contact Big Tex Trailer's customer service at 1-800-594-5637.
- 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: “Spare tire mount failure can allow the spare tire to detach from the trailer and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22V498 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. |
| System at fault | Tires:Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 July 2022 |
| Model years | 2003-2023 |
| Vehicles named | BIG TEX 16GN |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Spare tire mount failure can allow the spare tire to detach from the trailer and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will relocate and reinforce the spare tire mount, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 9, 2022. Owners may contact Big Tex Trailer's customer service at 1-800-594-5637.
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 455 notices in the record whose component field names tires. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 22V498, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v498/
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 Big Tex notices we hold
- 25V136: 14RB, 14RD, 16RB, and 16RD trailers
- 24V243: 2024 25GN, 25PH, 3XGN, and 3XPH trailers
- 23V784: 2024 trailers with defective Goodride ST 200 tires
- 22V229: 2022 50SR and 70SR trailers
All 5 Big Tex 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 22V498 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
3bb2e7b6 - Consequence
2bdb0617 - Remedy
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