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Silver Eagle VAST-20W Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Silver Eagle VAST-20W (1998–2021).

6
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Silver Eagle VAST-20W model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10
2018 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10
2015 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10
2014 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10
2003 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10
2002 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10
2001 Silver Eagle VAST-20W30
2000 Silver Eagle VAST-20W30
1999 Silver Eagle VAST-20W20
1998 Silver Eagle VAST-20W10

All Silver Eagle VAST-20W recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Silver Eagle VAST-20W, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Structure and recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V472000 Reported 138 vehicles potentially affected Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company

    Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company (Silver Eagle) is recalling certain 2021 VAST20W trailer converter dollies. The ballast hanger near the rear of the frame may fail, causing part of the ballast hanger and its counterweights to fall onto the roadway.

    Remedy: Silver Eagle will replace the ballast hanger, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 14, 2022. Owners may contact Silver Eagle's customer service at 1-800-547-6792.

    Model years: 2021

  2. Caliper (service brakes) and service brakes, air

    NHTSA 17V606000 Reported 20 vehicles potentially affected Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company

    Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company (Silver Eagle) is recalling certain 2018 Vast20W converter dolly trailers, equipped with MPA/MTA suspensions and Meritor EX225 brakes. The brake caliper bolts on these axles may not be properly torqued which can allow the caliper to detach from the mounting flange. As such, these vehicles fail to…

    Remedy: Silver Eagle has notified owners, and fleets will be reimbursed by Meritor to inspect the bolts, and replace any loose or missing ones. The recall began on October 10, 2017. Owners may contact Silver Eagle customer…

    Model years: 2018

  3. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 15V362000 Reported 20 vehicles potentially affected Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company

    Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company (Silver Eagle) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 VAST-20N, VAST-20W, and CTL-40W Converter Dollies manufactured February 6, 2014, to March 4, 2015. Due to a problem with the brake valve, the affected dollies may experience brake drag.

    Remedy: Silver Eagle will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake valve, free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2015. Owners may contact Silver Eagle customer service at 1-800-547-6792.

    Model years: 2014, 2015

  4. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 13V373000 Reported 155 vehicles potentially affected Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company

    Silver Eagle Manufacturing Company (Silver Eagle) is recalling certain model year 1999-2001 VAST20W and 2001 CSL20W trailer converter dollies. The affected dollies were incorrectly built to have a hole in the center of the axle beam pointing downward. The hole at the bottom causes a stress crack in the tension side of the beam resulting…

    Remedy: Silver Eagle will notify owners and instruct them to inspect their dollies for the position of the axle beam center hole. Anyone that has an affected dolly can get get a free replacement axle beam (installation is the…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  5. Abs warning light (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V359000 Reported 3,676 vehicles potentially affected SILVER EAGLE MFG. CO.

    On certain converter dollies equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ECU). If the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ECU that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp may eventually become…

    Remedy: Bendix will provide a remedy kit and detailed instructions and also provide a labor allowance for the repair. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  6. Fifth wheel assembly (trailer hitches)

    NHTSA 01V249000 Reported 1,166 vehicles potentially affected SILVER EAGLE MFG. CO.

    Vehicle description: single axle trailer converter dollies with tiltstop type counterbalance. Fatigue cracks in the tiltstop can occur.

    Remedy: Dealers will add a brace to both sides of the dolly. Owner notification began august 16, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact silver eagle at 1-800-547-6792.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Other Silver Eagle 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.