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2011 PJ Trailers DD, 2011 PJ Trailers FD, 2011 PJ Trailers FY and 3 other models Recall: Power Train

NHTSA campaign 11V509000 · Power Train · filed Oct 20, 2011 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported
2K
Manufacturer
PJ TRAILERS
Risk
Crash / injury
Owner letters
Mailing began Nov 7, 2011

The defect

PJ TRAILERS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FLATBED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A 15 3/4" OR A 21 3/4" EQUALIZER FOR 10K/12K SPRING AXLES. THE WELDS ON THE TOP OF THE EQUALIZER THAT HOLD THE BUSHING THROUGH WHICH THE EQUALIZER BOLTS TO THE TRAILER WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED AND CAN FAIL CAUSING THE AXLE TO DETACH FROM THE TRAILER.

The risk

AXLE DETACHMENT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

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The fix — what to do

PJ TRAILERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PJ TRAILERS AT 1-903-669-0213.

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> .

Affected vehicles

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 11V509000. Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.