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Lakota Bighorn Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 9 model years of the Lakota Bighorn (2014–2024). The most-complained-about year is 2020.

10
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2019
year with most recalls
2020
year with most complaints

Pick your Lakota Bighorn model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Lakota Bighorn10
2023 Lakota Bighorn20
2022 Lakota Bighorn30
2021 Lakota Bighorn30
2020 Lakota Bighorn21
2019 Lakota Bighorn50
2018 Lakota Bighorn40
2016 Lakota Bighorn20
2014 Lakota Bighorn10

What Lakota Bighorn owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2020 model year has the most, with 1.

All Lakota Bighorn recalls (10)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lakota Bighorn, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Multiple axle (suspension) Do not drive

    NHTSA 23V550000 Reported 65 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Bighorn and Charger Triple Axle 5&6 horse trailers. The main rails of the axle carrier may have been manufactured with an insufficient gauge steel, which can cause the carrier to break.

    Remedy: Owners are advised not to use their trailer until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will install gussets and additional tubes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 1, 2023. Owners may…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  2. Ceiling (structure)

    NHTSA 23V077000 Reported 445 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Bighorn trailers. The trey ceiling above the bed may not have been installed correctly and may detach.

    Remedy: Lakota will provide repair instructions and have screws installed in the trey ceiling, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2023. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at…

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

  3. Tread/belt (tires)

    NHTSA 22V005000 Reported 100 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Bighorn, Charger, and Livestock trailers equipped with certain Sailun tires, size ST235/80R16/G. Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.

    Model years: 2021, 2022

  4. Labels (equipment) and tires

    NHTSA 19V080000 Reported 300 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Lakota Bighorn, Charger, Colt and Livestock Edition trailers. The affected vehicles have incorrect tire data listed on the Federal Placard, possibly resulting in the tires being overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

    Remedy: Lakota will notify owners, and dealers will provide new placards with the correct weight capacity data listed, free of charge. The recall began March 18, 2019. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  5. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V619000 Reported 287 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Lakota Bighorn, Charger and Colt trailers equipped with a 6 or 8 cubic foot refrigerator installed in main living area with a roof vent. The refrigerator roof vent may be blocked by insulation.

    Remedy: Lakota has notifiedy owners, and dealers will inspect the vent to make sure that it is not blocked, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 25, 2018. Owners may contact Lakota customer…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  6. Structure

    NHTSA 18V261000 Reported 350 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Bighorn, Charger, and Colt trailers. The bolts that secure the ramps on these trailers may come loose or break during use or while moving.

    Remedy: Lakota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bolts with a different bolt, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2018. Owners may contact Lakota Recall Help Desk IPO Lakota Customer Service at…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  7. Structure

    NHTSA 18V265000 Reported 200 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Bighorn, Charger and Colt horse and livestock trailers equipped with a rear ramp option. These trailers may be missing the nuts and bolts through the ramp channel that go into the rear of trailer C channel, allowing the rear ramp to detach while moving.

    Remedy: Lakota has notified owners, and dealers will drill holes, and install the bolts and lock nuts to secure the ramp, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Lakota helpdesk at 1-574-848-1636.

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  8. Rim (wheels)

    NHTSA 16V404000 Reported 29 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lakota Bighorn, Charger, and Livestock Edition trailers manufactured October 8, 2015, through November 10, 2015, and equipped with 17.5 inch aluminum rims. In the affected trailers, the aluminum rims may have pin holes, resulting in a loss of tire pressure.

    Remedy: Lakota will notify the owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any defective wheels, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2016. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.

    Model years: 2016

  9. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V153000 Reported 15 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Bighorn and Charger recreational vehicles manufactured from March 5, 2015, through March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the screws that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism cable may fail allowing the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is…

    Remedy: Lakota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.

    Model years: 2016

  10. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V301000 Reported 49 vehicles potentially affected Lakota Corporation

    Lakota Corp (Lakota) is recalling certain model year 2014 CX9-BBX18 (Charger and Bighorn) recreational trailers. Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.

    Remedy: Lakota will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The recall began during September 2013. Owners may contact Lakota Corp at 1-574-848-1636 or Dometic at…

    Model years: 2014

Other Lakota models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.