| NHTSA Record Id: 11206 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: REESE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008574000059022000000316 |
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| Model Name: TRAILER HITCH |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98E006000 |
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| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: REESE PRODUCTS, INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 13 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 02 1998 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1700 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 01 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : REESE PRODUCTS, INC |
Report Received Date: Mar, 09 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 19 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: trailer converters for use on toyota multi-purpose passenger vehicles. the circuit board of the 'converter' in the wiring harness is subject to electrical shorting, causing the brake light fuse to blow. |
Consequence Summary: In vehicles with manual transmissions, the brake light will stop working. in vehicles with automatic transmissions, the driver will not be able to again shift into 'drive.' |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the wiring harness both in use and those installed in vehicles still in dealers' inventories. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during march1998.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 shouldcontact reese at 1-219-264-7564.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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