Pj Trailers Cc, Pj Trailers Dd, Pj Trailers Ld, Pj Trailers Ls, Pj Trailers Lx, Pj Trailers Ly, model years 2022 to 2024. Filed by PJ Trailers and reported to NHTSA on 4 May 2023. 4,905 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says PJ Trailers is recalling certain 2022-2024 LD, LY, LX, LS, CC, DD, TJ, and TS trailers equipped with a Demco EZ Latch Gooseneck Coupler. The coupler mounting bolts may loosen and cause the coupler to separate from the inner tube.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23V319 cover?
- PJ Trailers CC, PJ Trailers DD, PJ Trailers LD, PJ Trailers LS, PJ Trailers LX, PJ Trailers Ly, PJ Trailers TJ, PJ Trailers TS, model years 2022-2024.
- What is wrong with them?
- PJ Trailers is recalling certain 2022-2024 LD, LY, LX, LS, CC, DD, TJ, and TS trailers equipped with a Demco EZ Latch Gooseneck Coupler. The coupler mounting bolts may loosen and cause the coupler to separate from the inner tube.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A coupler that separates can allow the trailer to disconnect from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will replace the couplers, free of charge. Owner notification letter were mailed June 15, 2023. 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: “A coupler that separates can allow the trailer to disconnect from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V319 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | PJ Trailers |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 May 2023 |
| Model years | 2022-2024 |
| Vehicles named | PJ TRAILERS CC, PJ TRAILERS DD, PJ TRAILERS LD, PJ TRAILERS LS, PJ TRAILERS LX, PJ TRAILERS LY, PJ TRAILERS TJ, PJ TRAILERS TS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A coupler that separates can allow the trailer to disconnect from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the couplers, free of charge. Owner notification letter were mailed June 15, 2023. 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 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
- PJ Trailers DD recalls: 4 US campaigns
- PJ Trailers LD recalls: 4 US campaigns
- PJ Trailers Ly recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 23V319, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v319/
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.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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
- 21V061: 2021 C4, C5, U8, UL, U6, and UC trailers equipped with axles that may have missing inner bearings
- 20V522: 2020-2021 DE trailers
- 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
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 23V319 on 5 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
b303bdfe - Consequence
ffe227fd - 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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