NHTSA · Vehicle · Recall 26V553000 · Recalled August 28, 2026
Magic Tilt Aluminum Watercraft Trailer recall (26V553000)
1. Compare your item
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Agency product description and boundaries
Magic Tilt Trailers, Inc. (Magic Tilt) is recalling certain 2025-2026 aluminum personal watercraft boat trailers. The weld between the winch and base plate may fail, causing the winch to separate from the mount.
Still to verify: match the label on your item with the full official notice, including any exclusions, tables and photos. Some identifiers appear only on the agency website and are absent from this data feed. A missing field does not mean all versions are affected.
If your lot or date falls outside a stated range, this notice has not established that your item is affected. This is not a finding about other recalls or product safety.
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2. Agency hazard and consumer action
NHTSA reports: A detached winch may increase the risk of injury to people near the trailer.
NHTSA consumer action: Dealers will replace the winch posts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 9, 2026. Owners may contact Magic Tilt customer service at 1-727-535-5561.
Affected product: Magic Tilt Aluminum Watercraft Trailer
3. Open the official notice or contact
View the official NHTSA record for campaign 26V553000 (api.nhtsa.gov) ↗
To check whether your vehicle is affected and unrepaired, look up your VIN on NHTSA’s recall search ↗.
Affected vehicles
NHTSA lists 2 affected year / make / model configurations across 1 make (Magic Tilt). Every model below has its own page; the full year list is under “Identifying details”.
Companies & origin
Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)
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- NHTSA — vehicles, car seats, tires ↗ (aggregated here; use NHTSA's VIN lookup to check a specific vehicle)
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Agency excerpts come from the public data feed and may omit tables or later changes; the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked September 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC. Record retrieved September 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC.