Magic Tilt recall 26V-553: Weld Failure May Allow Winch to Detach
A detached winch may increase the risk of injury to people near the trailer.
Campaign facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V553000 (26V-553)
- Filed by
- Magic Tilt Trailers, Inc.
- Report received
- August 28, 2026
- Component
- Equipment:mechanical:winch
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 3,949
- Model years
- 2025–2026
- Built between
- January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025
- Owner letters
- October 9, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
What is wrong
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.
The risk
A detached winch may increase the risk of injury to people near the trailer.
Why equipment defects matter: Equipment defects range from incorrect labels to fire and injury risks; the consequence summary says which applies.
The 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.
About the equipment
The equipment category covers parts that are not part of the basic driving systems, such as RV appliances, propane systems, labels, wheelchair lifts and adaptive equipment.
Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-553
- Magic Tilt Aluminum Watercraft Trailer 20262025
What to do
- Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s lookup (below) to confirm that your vehicle is included and that the repair has not already been done.
- Call a dealer for the brand and book the repair. Quote NHTSA campaign 26V-553.
- Read the consequence summary carefully and stop using the affected equipment if the notice says to.
- Safety recall repairs are carried out free of charge by the manufacturer’s dealers. If you already paid for this repair yourself, ask the manufacturer about reimbursement and keep your receipt.
Check by VIN
A campaign rarely covers every vehicle of a model year. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.
Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.
Your VIN is decoded with NHTSA’s public vPIC service to identify the make, model and year. It is not stored and is not added to any page address.
The official record
This page reproduces the campaign as filed with NHTSA. The NHTSA record is authoritative — if anything here differs, follow the agency.
Open campaign 26V-553 on NHTSA.gov