Mcclain Boat Trailer, model year 2024. Filed by McClain Trailers, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 June 2024. 140 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says McClain Trailers Inc. (McClain Trailers) is recalling certain 2024 10K, 12K, 15K, and 18K boat trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) listed on the trailer brake actuator is incorrect, which can allow it to become overloaded.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 24V409 cover?
- Mcclain Boat Trailer, model year 2024.
- What is wrong with them?
- McClain Trailers Inc. (McClain Trailers) is recalling certain 2024 10K, 12K, 15K, and 18K boat trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) listed on the trailer brake actuator is incorrect, which can allow it to become overloaded.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An overloaded trailer brake actuator can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. McClain Trailers will mail corrected labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2024. Owners may contact McClain Trailers customer service at 1-713-675-2761.
- 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: “An overloaded trailer brake actuator can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 24V409 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | McClain Trailers, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Other:Labels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 June 2024 |
| Model years | 2024-2024 |
| Vehicles named | MCCLAIN BOAT TRAILER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An overloaded trailer brake actuator can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
McClain Trailers will mail corrected labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2024. Owners may contact McClain Trailers customer service at 1-713-675-2761.
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 24V409, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v409/
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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