PlainRecordsMAGIC TILT ALUMINUM WATERCRAFT TRAILER: EQUIPMENT: MECHANICAL
- What can happen
- A detached winch may increase the risk of injury to people near the trailer.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the winch posts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 9, 2026. Owners may contact Magic Tilt customer service at 1-727-535-5561.
- Potentially affected
- 3949
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- Date (report received by NHTSA)
- Aug. 28, 2026
- Filed by
- Magic Tilt Trailers, Inc.
- Vehicles
- MAGIC TILT ALUMINUM WATERCRAFT TRAILER (2025, 2026)
- Component
- EQUIPMENT › MECHANICAL › WINCH
- Description of the defect
- 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.
- Potentially affected
- 3949
- What can happen
- A detached winch may increase the risk of injury to people near the trailer.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the winch posts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 9, 2026. Owners may contact Magic Tilt customer service at 1-727-535-5561.
- Owner notification date
- Oct. 9, 2026
- Recall type
- V (vehicle)
- Influenced by
- ODI
- Manufacturer's component
- Winch post · PWCV 20" ALUM. W/POST 30 DEG. ANGLE · PO2096
- Recall number
- 26V553000
How this defect works
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What the notice says to do (the remedy, in its words)
“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.” “A detached winch may increase the risk of injury to people near the trailer.”MAGIC TILT EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH recall, NHTSA recall record, 2026-08-28. The caption and the remedy steps are the record's own words.
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Cite this record
NHTSA recall record 26V553000, Aug. 28, 2026. PlainRecords' title: "MAGIC TILT ALUMINUM WATERCRAFT TRAILER: EQUIPMENT: MECHANICAL." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/vehicle/26v553000/ (as of the day it was built).At each build a sample of records from each source is compared with the agency's published file and the page; every correction is public. Drawings are chosen by software that reads the record. Built daily. How we check · Corrections