Yamaha Boat Trailer, model year 2027. Filed by Midwest Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 July 2026. 183 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Midwest Industries, Inc. (Midwest) is recalling certain 2027 Yamaha boat trailers. The tongue may fatigue and fail during towing, resulting in the trailer detaching.
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 26V480 cover?
- Yamaha Boat Trailer, model year 2027.
- What is wrong with them?
- Midwest Industries, Inc. (Midwest) is recalling certain 2027 Yamaha boat trailers. The tongue may fatigue and fail during towing, resulting in the trailer detaching.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A detached trailer increases the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Owners are advised not to tow their trailer until the repair has been completed. Dealer will replace the trailer tongue, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 19, 2026. Owners may contact Midwest customer service at 1-800-859-3028.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
- Has this notice changed since it was announced?
- Yes. The remedy was reworded on 26 Aug 2026. Both versions are on this page, with the date each was read.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
Owners of this vehicle were written to on 19 August 2026. The remedy was reworded on 26 August 2026, 7 days later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A detached trailer increases the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V480 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Midwest Industries, Inc. |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 July 2026 |
| Model years | 2027-2027 |
| Vehicles named | YAMAHA BOAT TRAILER |
What the notice says today
The defect
Midwest Industries, Inc. (Midwest) is recalling certain 2027 Yamaha boat trailers. The tongue may fatigue and fail during towing, resulting in the trailer detaching.
The consequence
A detached trailer increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to tow their trailer until the repair has been completed. Dealer will replace the trailer tongue, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 19, 2026. Owners may contact Midwest customer service at 1-800-859-3028.
What it said before
This notice has been edited since it was first published. NHTSA shows only the current version. Both are below, read straight from the agency at the times shown, with the words that moved marked.
The remedy was rewritten
3 words added, 6 removed. The notice grew from 272 to 255 characters.
Owners are advised not to tow their trailer until the repair has been completed. Dealer will replace the trailer tongue, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 22, 2026. Owners may contact Midwest customer service at 1-800-859-3028.
Owners are advised not to tow their trailer until the repair has been completed. Dealer will replace the trailer tongue, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 19, 2026. Owners may contact Midwest customer service at 1-800-859-3028.
Nothing above is our paraphrase. Both columns are the agency’s own text; only the marking is ours.
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.
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