Recall Detail
AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT / AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT / 1985
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 28174 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004635000055337000000316 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT | Model Year: 1985 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 85V173000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1984 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1985 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 500 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 30 1986 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. | Report Received Date: Dec, 26 1985 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 14 1986 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : | Consequence Summary: These cracks eventually increase and fatigue the tongue mount to the point where the trailer could break away from the car and roll uncontrollably on the highway and possibly cause an accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Reinforcement angle plates will be welded to the under side of the tongue mount and any of the potential crack areas which have cracks will be rewelded. | Recall Notes: System: frame/structure.vehicle description: car trailer. descriptionof defect: the tongue mount welds at the main point of attachmentto the trailer cracks due to unexpected stresses. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |