NHTSA recall 24V098000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 24V098000 |
| Manufacturer's number | IK4524 |
| Manufacturer | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| Reported | 2024-02-09 |
| Owners notified | 2024-09-05 |
| Component | TRAILER HITCHES |
| Units potentially affected | 38 |
| Part numbers | 163709680 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 38 |
| Reported remedied | 32 (84%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 6 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2016-2024 BC1800XL brush chipper trailers. The tongue weldment may crack and separate from the tow hitch.
What can happen
A hitch separation can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vermeer will provide a remedy kit, integrating a new surge brake tongue into the tongue weldment, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051, ext. 7060. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK4524.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2016 VERMEER BC1800XL | Built 2015-10-12 to 2021-02-16. |
|---|---|
| 2017 VERMEER BC1800XL | Built 2015-10-12 to 2021-02-16. |
| 2018 VERMEER BC1800XL | Built 2015-10-12 to 2021-02-16. |
| 2019 VERMEER BC1800XL | Built 2015-10-12 to 2021-02-16. |
| 2020 VERMEER BC1800XL | Built 2015-10-12 to 2021-02-16. |
| 2021 VERMEER BC1800XL | Built 2015-10-12 to 2021-02-16. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.