B&W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC. HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN EXTEND-A-GOOSE TRAILER HITCH COUPLERS, P/NO. TEXA4200, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 2008 AND JANUARY 28, 2010, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE WELD BETWEEN THE TOP TWO TUBE MEMBERS OF THE COUPLER MAY FRACTURE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE COUPLER TO FAIL.
IF THIS OCCURS, A TRAILER UNDER TOW MAY SEPARATE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
B&W WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE DEFECT HITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT B&W TOLL-FREE BY CALLING 1-800-248-6564.
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .