{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"24V098000","date":"2024-02-09","owner_notified":"2024-09-05","manufacturer":"Vermeer Manufacturing Company","component":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2016-2024 BC1800XL brush chipper trailers.  The tongue weldment may crack and separate from the tow hitch.","consequence":"A hitch separation can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"IK4524","part_number":"163709680","units":38,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2025-4","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-30","involved":38,"remedied":32,"unreachable":0,"removed":6,"remedied_percent":84,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"VERMEER","model":"BC1800XL","vehicle_id":"2016_vermeer_bc1800xl","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-10-12","built_to":"2021-02-16"},{"year":2017,"make":"VERMEER","model":"BC1800XL","vehicle_id":"2017_vermeer_bc1800xl","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-10-12","built_to":"2021-02-16"},{"year":2018,"make":"VERMEER","model":"BC1800XL","vehicle_id":"2018_vermeer_bc1800xl","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-10-12","built_to":"2021-02-16"},{"year":2019,"make":"VERMEER","model":"BC1800XL","vehicle_id":"2019_vermeer_bc1800xl","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-10-12","built_to":"2021-02-16"},{"year":2020,"make":"VERMEER","model":"BC1800XL","vehicle_id":"2020_vermeer_bc1800xl","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-10-12","built_to":"2021-02-16"},{"year":2021,"make":"VERMEER","model":"BC1800XL","vehicle_id":"2021_vermeer_bc1800xl","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-10-12","built_to":"2021-02-16"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/24V098000"}