The 2013 Kaufman Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 269 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TRAILER HITCHES13V3510002013-08-07269 affected
Defect
Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. and Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc. (Kaufman) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 gooseneck auto transport trailers and equipment trailers manufactured June 26, through August 6, 2013. These trailers are equipped with kingpins attched to square bottom plates which may crack over time,…
Consequence
If the kingpin button separates, the trailer could become detached from the towing vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Kaufman will notify owners instructing them to inspect their trailers for kingpins with square bottom plates. Kaufman will ship replacement kingpins to owners of affected trailers, free of charge. The recall began on August 16, 2013. Owners may contact Kaufman at 1-336-790-6800.
Complaints by component
TIRES
2
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kaufman trailer equipped with voma trail express power touring ytr06 tires, size: st235/80/r16. While driving 65 mph, the front passenger side tire blew out and the belt failed on the rear passenger side tire. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent…”
“I recently purchased a hydraulic dump trailer from kaufman trailer manufacturer. When I requested an operational, safety and user manual from the company, they could not provide one and did not seem to care about my request for safety. My concern is that there are many safety and operational…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kaufman trailer equipped with trail express power trail (na) tires, size st225/75r15 low ridge d (na). While driving 55 mph, the contact heard an unusual sound coming from the vehicle. The contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road and observed that the rear…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Kaufman Trailer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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