Tap: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Tap. NHTSA received the reports from 2004 to 2007. The campaigns have 311,500 units in total. The newest campaign is 07E046000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jul 2007.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 311,500 units in total.

07E046000Received 3 Jul 2007. 3,500 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain hopkins aftermarket trailer brake control connection harnesses sold for use on certain models of nissan vehicles which are listed above. The internal part numbers within hopkins are: 1010476025, 1040376025, 1110476025, 1170376025, 1290376025, 1010476035, 1040376035, 1110476035, 1170376035, and 1290376035. A wire may have been placed in an incorrect position in the electrical connector housing. This results in an incorrect routing of wires between the trailer brake controller and the towing vehicle wiring system.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This harness would result in power from the trailer brake controller going to the towing vehicle dash light circuit rather than the trailer brakes. This result would be the lack of trailer braking when the towing vehicle brakes were applied. It would also result in the towing vehicles dash lights being activated when the vehicle brakes were applied. The failure of the application of the trailer brake could result in reduced ability to stop and contribute to a possible crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hopkins will notify owners and replace the original harness with a revised harness free of charge. The recall began august 17, 2007. Owners can contact hopkins at 800-835-0129.
Products named: Tap 47625; Nissan Armada 2005; Tap 47635; Nissan Titan 2004; Nissan Frontier 2004; Nissan Armada 2004; Tap 37625; Tap 37635; Nissan Xterra 2004; Nissan Pathfinder 2004; Nissan Pathfinder 2005; Nissan Frontier 2005, and 7 more.
Report filed by HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Aug 2007.
04E074000Received 4 Oct 2004. 308,000 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain hopkins tap break-away switches. The plunger pin sold separately as model numbers 20009 & 20012 as well as being included as a part of various break-away kits with the following model numbers: 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20010, 20014, 20019, 20099, 20100, 20102, 20103, 20300, 20303, 17120009, 1170200001, 1170200005, 1170200099, 1530200003, 1530200004, 1540201000, 1550200003, 1580200004, 1590200004, 1610200003, 1700200003, 1770200003, 1800201000, 7020200001, 7020200002, 7020200003, 7020200004, 7020200005, 7020200009, 7020200010, 7020200012, 7020200013, 7020200099, 7020201000, 7020201001, 7020201002, 7020201003, 7020201004, 7020201007, 20005a, 20009a, s2000l, s20002, s20003, s20005, s20009, and s20099. If the o-ring is not properly seated in the groove provided, the resin plunger pin could be placed under continuous tensile loading conditions. This could result in stress cracking of the plunger pin over time.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The plunger pin could fail to activate the trailer brakes during trailer/tow vehicle separation.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hopkins will notify its customers and replace all original plunger pin assemblies with new plunger pin assemblies free of charge. The recall began october 31, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hopkins at(we do not yet have a telephone number for this recall.)
Products named: Tap 20009; Tap 20012.
Report filed by HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Oct 2004.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Tap equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2004, with 1 campaign.

Tap: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment		1
Exterior Lighting		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

200091
200121
376251
376351
476251
476351

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Tap: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/tap/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORP..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Tap products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 6 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 20009
How many units does a Tap equipment campaign have?: The median Tap campaign has 308,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Tap campaigns name most often?: Equipment, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.