Recall Detail
ALFA / TRAVEL TRAILER / 1983
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 29413 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: ALFA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004579000000079000000316 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: TRAVEL TRAILER | Model Year: 1983 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 85V117000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: ALFA LEISURE,INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1980 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1985 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 820 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 24 1985 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : ALFA LEISURE,INC. | Report Received Date: Sep, 24 1985 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 30 1985 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Pinboxes welded to the hitch of the 5th wheel unit may bend under certain conditions where maximum stress is approached or exceeded, causing the kingpin to break. consequence of defect: if the kingpin breaks free of the pinbox, the trailer could slide off the hitch and damage the towing truck or may separate completely from the towing vehicle and result in an accident. | Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : Repair and reinforce pinbox as necessary. | Recall Notes: Vehicle description: travel trailers, 5th wheel type. system: trailer hitch, 5th wheel. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |