Stoughton Container Chassis, model years 2023 to 2024. Filed by Stoughton Trailers, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 14 June 2023. 1,152 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Intermodal container chassis. The wheel lug nuts are improperly tightened.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23V426 cover?
- Stoughton Container Chassis, model years 2023-2024.
- What is wrong with them?
- Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Stoughton) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Intermodal container chassis. The wheel lug nuts are improperly tightened.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Improperly tightened lug nuts can allow the wheel to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Stoughton will inspect and tighten the lug nuts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 19, 2023. 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: “Improperly tightened lug nuts can allow the wheel to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V426 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Stoughton Trailers, LLC |
| System at fault | Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 June 2023 |
| Model years | 2023-2024 |
| Vehicles named | STOUGHTON CONTAINER CHASSIS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Improperly tightened lug nuts can allow the wheel to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Stoughton will inspect and tighten the lug nuts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 19, 2023. 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 191 notices in the record whose component field names wheels. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 30 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 23V426, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v426/
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
- 20V596: 2016-2019 DVW trailers with a specific rear pintle hook mounting assembly and rear suspension hangers welded to a channel suspension sub-frame
- 19V055: 2016-2019 DVW trailers
- 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
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- Defect summary
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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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