Equipment: mechanical: spare tire mount/rack (Escape)
Vehicle recall 26V-132. NHTSA received ESCAPE TRAILER INDUSTRIES LTD.’s report on Mar 5, 2026.
- NHTSA: do not drive
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The short answer
NHTSA received ESCAPE TRAILER INDUSTRIES LTD.’s report on Mar 5, 2026. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 26, 2026.
- Do not drive NHTSA’s advice to owners (needs attention)
- 324 vehicles potentially involved, by NHTSA’s count
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A detached carrier can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Escape Trailer Industries LTD.
(Escape Trailer) is recalling certain 2025 E17, E19, E21, E5.0 recreational trailers.
The spare tire carrier may have incorrect welding, causing the carrier to detach from the trailer during transit.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: mechanical: spare tire mount/rack.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the spare tire carriers, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 2026. Owners may contact Escape Trailer customer service at 1-604-703-1650. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 9, 2026.
NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 324 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by ESCAPE TRAILER INDUSTRIES LTD..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 26, 2026 and checked Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 26, 2026.