The 2002 Trailer T18s has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 699 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STRUCTURE06V0650002006-03-08699 affected
Defect
CERTAIN TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 223, "REAR IMPACT GUARDS." PROPER REAR IMPACT GUARDS WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THESE TRAILERS.
Consequence
IF STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A SMALLER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MAY UNDERRIDE THE TRAILER INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SMALLER VEHICLE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT REAR IMPACT GUARDS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHARLES MACHINE WORKS AT 580-572-2480.
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Dometic refrig.. In rv. Failed late last year, I replaced it with new one purchased from camping world in ft worth tx..cost little over 1000.00 dols. And than I got a recall letter in mail stating I ave a bad ref. I have called dometic several times.and again to day, all they will tell me is…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Trailer T18s as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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