2021 Inland Empire Trailers Car Hauler Trailer and 8 other Inland Empire Trailers models: suspension recall
Improperly tightened spindle nuts may cause excessive axle vibration and overheat the bearings, affecting vehicle control, and increasing the risk of a crash.
What was reported
Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573Reported to NHTSA Jan 24, 2022 by Inland Empire Trailers.
What that means, in plain English
Source: WhichTrim's reading of the filing above — not NHTSA's wordingImproperly tightened spindle nuts can cause bearing failure and loss of vehicle control, which is a crash-risk defect, but the hedged language ('may have been') and the fact this is a trailer (not a directly driver-controlled vehicle) keep it from critical.
Written for us by a language model from the manufacturer's filed text, which is quoted in full above. Where the two differ, the filing is the record and this is only our summary of it.
Which vehicles are covered
Source: NHTSA campaign 22V028000| Model year | On WhichTrim |
|---|---|
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Car Hauler Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Custom Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Dump Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Enclosed Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Flat Deck Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers RZR Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Utility Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Utility/ Dump Trailer | — |
| 2021 Inland Empire Trailers Vending Trailer | — |
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The federal paperwork
Source: nhtsa.govFiled documents
NHTSA has not published the scanned filings for this campaign, or has not published them yet. The campaign record itself is on their site.
Check one specific vehicle
A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. Type the VIN and the WhichTrim recall report checks this campaign’s build window and engine against it.
Campaign 22V028000
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573Does this recall repair cost anything?
No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.
How do I know whether my vehicle is included?
By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.
What if the repair is not available yet?
It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.
What did the manufacturer say was wrong?
The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.
Who started this recall?
NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.