The 2017 Haul Master Utility Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 95,237 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TIRES17V6380002017-10-0995,237 affected
Defect
Harbor Freight Tools (Harbor Freight) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Haul Master Heavy Duty Folding Trailers, Utility Trailers, Super Duty Trailers, Tag-Along Trailers, and Folding Utility Trailers. The tires on these trailers may not be strong enough to support the expected loads. As such, these vehicles fail to…
Consequence
If the tires cannot meet the strength requirements, the tires may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Harbor Freight will notify owners, and stores will provide replacement tires mounted on rims, free of charge. The recall began on December 5, 2017. Owners may contact Harbor Freight customer service at 1-800-444-3353.
Complaints by component
TIRES
4
WHEELS
2
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Purchased harbor freight utility trailer item # 62647 in april 2017 along with spare tire item # 61520. Purchased these online with home address, email and phone number included. In april 2018 tried to get information on the trailer from hf website, but all the trailers were no longer listed.…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 haul master utility trailer. After calling and visiting several harbor freight locations, including the store located at 30 commercial st. #2, medford, ma, the contact was repeatedly informed that replacement parts for nhtsa campaign number: 17v638000 (tires) were…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 haul master utility trailer. The trailer was equipped with innova tires, tire line: ultra runner, tire size: 4.80/4.00x12, and dot number: unknown. The contact received a recall letter from harbor freight regarding nhtsa campaign number: 17t017000 (tires). Harbor…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 haul master utility trailer with innova ultra runner tires, size: 4.80/4.00x12. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v638000 (tires); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 haul master utility trailer. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17t017000 (tires); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Harbor…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 haul master utility trailer. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17t017000 (tires); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Harbor…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Haul Master Utility Trailer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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