TOW Ready 2011 Equipment recall

Recalled February 13, 2012 · NHTSA recall 12E004000 · TOW Ready

Hazard

WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS, FOLLOWING DRIVERS MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE LEAD VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR STOPPING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

CEQUENT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE T-ONE CONNECTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CEQUENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-208-2573.

Units

117 units

Description

CEQUENT IS RECALLING CERTAIN TOW READY T-ONE CONNECTORS (TRAILER WIRING HARNESS ADAPTERS), PART NUMBER 118542 THAT WERE SOLD IN THE AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 DODGE CHARGER VEHICLES. DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE CIRCUIT LOGIC, THE T-ONE CONNECTOR MAY CAUSE THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE BRAKE LAMP ON THE TRAILER TO BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS ACTIVATED.

What to do

CEQUENT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE T-ONE CONNECTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CEQUENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-208-2573.

Product

TOW Ready T-ONE CONNECTOR

Manufacturer(s)

CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov →