| NHTSA Record Id: 2222 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: LUFKIN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014878000105764000000316 |
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| Model Name: DFV-IP |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V127000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: LUFKIN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1992 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 30 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5886 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 24 2004 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Lufkin Industries, Inc. |
Report Received Date: May, 03 2002 |
| Record Creation date : May, 14 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : Some steel kingpins supplied by custom forge, for use on certain van trailers, have been determined to possess inadequate heat treatment. |
Consequence Summary: Complete fracture of the kingpin can occur resulting in detachment of the kingpin from a trailer and unintended separation of tractor and trailer, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the trailers to verify the kingpin brand and heat lot and determine if the kingpin is cracked. customers will be advised to remove from service any trailers discovered to have cracked kingpins. owner notification is began november 24, 2004. 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 lufkin at 1-800-324-3812. |
Recall Notes: 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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