How Do I Know if My GM Hitch was recalled?

Double_Haul wrote:
I have an 2004 2500hd and have had no problems. I too was freaked out with all the posts. It's hard to explain but the ones that failed did not have a plate that mine has. You have the square reciever which is welded under a couple of vertical plates. Between the plates there should be another plate kinda filling the void. I think if you do not have that plate you could have a problem

I welded a piece of c-channel to my brother's '06. Not because his hitch was failing, but because he didn't want it to fail "eventually." I'm not positive, but I believe the '04 and 05's had a slightly different design than the '06. I know it looked different from my '08.

My OEM hitch was not up to the task of towing my 11K GVW trailer on my current 07 3500 dually. I swapped out for a aftermarket hitch

I have an 2004 2500hd and have had no problems. I too was freaked out with all the posts. It's hard to explain but the ones that failed did not have a plate that mine has. You have the square reciever which is welded under a couple of vertical plates. Between the plates there should be another plate kinda filling the void. I think if you do not have that plate you could have a problem

Curt Class V Receiver

I replaced the hitch on my 2003 GMC with the one I linked above. I like that it's rated for 2400lb tongue weight, and 16,000 trailer weight, well above what I'm towing.

The way it attaches to the frame it spreads the load out further up the rails, and does not rely on the bumper for strength.

Some people think that hitch receivers must be rigid, but really the tube that connect the hitch between the rails should act like a torsion spring to some degree. That's why its called a "torque tube".

Anyway, I used E-Trailer and they were reasonably priced, shipped my front and rear receiver within one day of ordering, and both arrived in perfect condition with free shipping and no sales tax. I'm a happy customer. Hans

Gdetrailer wrote:

Put in info and NOTHING, NO RECALLS LISTED, NO INVESTIGATIONS, NOTHING other than 98 "complaints".. The hitch issue was "whitewashed" and been forgotten.

YOU CAN LOOK HERE FOR YOURSELF

Your link is dead. Care to take a deep breath, step away form the "CAPS" key, and try again?

Meanwhile, let's review:

You said there's a recall on the hitch; there isn't. You said there's a "class action lawsuit"; there isn't. You post no references to others' experience with the hitch and have no such experience of your own.

What besides your opinion and a whole bunch of longwinded heavily capitalized blather have you contributed towards answering the O.P.'s question?

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Bucky writes “Several people were willing to answer his question, and did. Francesca even posted a website for the OP. Maybe some of us don't read anything before spouting off?”


:R

Really?

Telling someone to look at a website or go to the dealer isn’t what it is cracked up to be, especially in this case where it appears there is no recall BUT there was a push to get a class action suit.

You can search the NTSB website for days and never find any conclusive results since there is so many recalls..

:h

The O.P. specifically asked how he could find out if there is a recall on the hitch on his vehicle. I answered his question as accurately as possible given the information he put in his post.

Did you bother to even look at the NTSB link I posted for the O.P.'s benefit? Here it is again

It requires that one know/enter the details of the vehicle itself, which only the O.P. is in a position to know. Doing so will bring up ANY/ALL recalls related to that particular vehicle- certainly useful information for any owner. It won't take "days" to look through such a list since very few vehicles have pages and pages of recalls attached to them.

I think my answer to be more to the point than your own, and a lot more civil.

A bit grumpy? :E

Well All YOUR link does is take you to the NTSB WEBSITE.

Put in info and NOTHING, NO RECALLS LISTED, NO INVESTIGATIONS, NOTHING other than 98 "complaints".. The hitch issue was "whitewashed" and been forgotten.

YOU CAN LOOK HERE FOR YOURSELF

You put way too much "faith" in that website..

NOTHING IS NO REAL INFO when it IS a WELL KNOWN ISSUE.

I am pointing out that things like this which tend to get swept under the carpet but I REMEMBERED that there has been folks who posted about having their hitch bend or break which was the round tube design..

The OP would have seen the info on the NTSB and ASSUME "all is good in the world" not knowing that they just might want to consider replacing with a BETTER design...

Sorry that I am able to "remember" this info AND it offended you that I was ABLE to give the OP MORE information than what they requested..... How dare I introduce additional info :B

As a side note to this discussion, this is the hitch Clicky GM is putting on 2500 & 3500 HD trucks now (at least 2013 & 2104).

I've heard a lot about stock GM hitches failing and I believe this clicky is the one that most people are talking about.

It's kind of odd because both hitches have the same GM part number.

Gdetrailer wrote:
Bucky writes “Several people were willing to answer his question, and did. Francesca even posted a website for the OP. Maybe some of us don't read anything before spouting off?”


:R

Really?

Telling someone to look at a website or go to the dealer isn’t what it is cracked up to be, especially in this case where it appears there is no recall BUT there was a push to get a class action suit.

You can search the NTSB website for days and never find any conclusive results since there is so many recalls..

:h

The O.P. specifically asked how he could find out if there is a recall on the hitch on his vehicle. I answered his question as accurately as possible given the information he put in his post.

Did you bother to even look at the NTSB link I posted for the O.P.'s benefit? Here it is again

It requires that one know/enter the details of the vehicle itself, which only the O.P. is in a position to know. Doing so will bring up ANY/ALL recalls related to that particular vehicle- certainly useful information for any owner. It won't take "days" to look through such a list since very few vehicles have pages and pages of recalls attached to them.

I think my answer to be more to the point than your own, and a lot more civil.

Bucky writes “Several people were willing to answer his question, and did. Francesca even posted a website for the OP. Maybe some of us don't read anything before spouting off?”


:R

Really?

Telling someone to look at a website or go to the dealer isn’t what it is cracked up to be, especially in this case where it appears there is no recall BUT there was a push to get a class action suit.

You can search the NTSB website for days and never find any conclusive results since there is so many recalls..

In this case the design of the hitch is QUESTIONABLE at best (there is SOMETHING wrong when the hitch is PURPOSELY designed to use the BUMPER as a reinforcement)..

Don’t you find it odd that there is a hoaky at best “bracket” which attaches the bumper to the hitch? That attachment should be speaking, no, YELLING that there is a potential weak point which has been whitewashed...

The dealer AND the website will TELL YOU there is no recall if there is no recall (they are not going to “offer” any info on investigations or class action suit) so you will assume that all is well and go ahead and use a questionable hitch anyways.. That is not “helping” the OP at all nor is it helping the general public who is minding their own business on public roads if the hitch in question were to fail while the OP is towing..

Anyone with half a mind can easily take one look at that design and realize that something is not right about it and that is most likely why the OP asked the question.. and it IS a good question which DESERVES a better answer than simply saying to check with a dealer or website..

It was a cheaply designed hitch and for some peace of mind can be replaced for $200 with a much stouter designed hitch… That is what the OP NEEDS to know.

It takes no effort to direct someone to a dealer or website.

It does take some thought and effort to HELP with more info than a dealer or website answer..


I would replace it..

Boband4 wrote:
Wow! Guess I have learned something. I have an 05 1500 HD, 4x2. They were hard to find. If it isnt raining this weekend I will be under the truck looking at the receiver. I think that is the power of this forum; when we keep things positive and helpful we all learn.

bucky wrote:
Several people were willing to answer his question, and did. Francesca even posted a website for the OP. Maybe some of us don't read anything before spouting off?

Does anyone know the meaning of irony? :S

For any recall info, the quickest and easiest(but certainly not the only)method is to call the dealer and ask if there are any outstanding recalls. You might get some other hit than your hitch, but it would be worth the peace of mind.

Good luck!