2004 Stoughton Van Trailer Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2004 Stoughton Van Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 72 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

SUSPENSION 05V508000 2005-11-03 72 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN 53' ALUMINUM SMOOTH SIDE VAN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TUTHILL TRAILER SUSPENSIONS, MODELS 20/22 AND RS3162. THE BEAM/AXLE PIVOT CONNECTION JOINT IS MIS-ALIGNED CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY WITH THE TRAILER ALLOWING THE TRAILER TO WANDER.

Consequence

A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR SHOULD THE TRAILER WANDER WITHOUT NOTICE.

Remedy

STOUGHTON IS WORKING WITH TUTHILL TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND PROVIDE FREE REMEDY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TUTHILL AT 800-753-0025 OR STOUGHTON AT 1-608-873-2500.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
1
SUSPENSION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I was sold a damage trailer, 2 days after purchasing this dry van trailer the right airbag and inner tire bursted which also damaged the mud slap while traveling in colorado. I took the trailer to transwest trailer for repairs on 3/31/2016. Afterward I continues to have problems with the airbag…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-03-30

“I was sold a damage trailer, 2 days after purchasing this dry van trailer the right airbag and inner tire bursted which also damaged the mud slap while traveling in colorado. I took the trailer to transwest trailer for repairs on 3/31/2016. Afterward I continues to have problems with the airbag…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2016-03-30

“I was sold a damage trailer, 2 days after purchasing this dry van trailer the right airbag and inner tire bursted which also damaged the mud slap while traveling in colorado. I took the trailer to transwest trailer for repairs on 3/31/2016. Afterward I continues to have problems with the airbag…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2016-03-30
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Stoughton Van Trailer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.