| NHTSA Record Id: 10030 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: REESE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010469000059022000000316 |
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| Model Name: TRAILER HITCH |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00E021000 |
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| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: REESE PRODUCTS, INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 14 2000 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5800 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 21 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : REESE PRODUCTS, INC |
Report Received Date: Apr, 19 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 28 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: incorrectly manufactured trailer hitch ball mount components, part nos. 65509, 67509, and 61009, and the ball mount itself, 58112, and manufactured between august 1, 1999, to april 14, 2000. these ball mounts can break without warning. |
Consequence Summary: If the the ball mount breaks, the tongue of the trailer can fall to the ground, possibly causing a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers are being instructed to contact their customers to bring in their vehicles to have the trailer hitch replaced free of charge. purchasers of these aftermarket trailers hitches should contact their dealer or reese products at 1-800-758-0869, to register with the manufacturer for the recall. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 21, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact reese at 1-800-758-0869. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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