2016 Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler. The newest campaign is 16V271000. NHTSA received the report on 4 May 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V271000, in the NHTSA record
Kaufman will notify owners, and provide them with new Nylock replacement nuts, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2016. Owners may contact Kaufman customer service at 1-336-790-6800.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 577 units in total.
16V271000Received . 522 units.
Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kaufman Trailers (Kaufman) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Flatbed Equipment and Wedge Car Hauler trailers manufactured April 1, 2015, to April 30, 2016. The lock nuts that secure the axle hanger to the springs may not have been properly crimped allowing the nut to loosen and detach during operation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the nuts were to fall off, the bolts could loosen, and the axle may disconnect from the spring hangers, shifting or detaching from the trailer and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kaufman will notify owners, and provide them with new Nylock replacement nuts, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2016. Owners may contact Kaufman customer service at 1-336-790-6800.
Report filed by Kaufman Trailers. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V863000Received . 55 units.
Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kaufman Trailers (Kaufman) is recalling certain model year 2016 Flatbed and Wedge Car Hauler trailers manufactured September 11, 2015, to October 14, 2015, equipped with certain 10,000 lb dual wheel axle assemblies. The affected trailers were manufactured with mismatched axle hub and cone assemblies that may cause leaking bearing oil seals, thus resulting in wheel bearing failure.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Premature bearing failure may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kaufman has notified owners, and dealers will replace the affected axle assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Kaufman customer service at 1-336-790-6817.
Report filed by Kaufman Trailers. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Oct 2017
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20151
- 20162
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2016 Kaufman Wedge Car HaulerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2016 Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kaufman/wedge-car-hauler/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Kaufman Trailers
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler?
- 577 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler, model years 2015 to 2016. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler name most often?
- Suspension: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Kaufman Wedge Car Hauler open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.