Recall Detail

SUNDOWNER / SPORTMAN / 1995

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 3891 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUNDOWNER
Recalled Component Id: 000012954000079992000000316 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: SPORTMAN Model Year: 1995
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V083000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUNDOWNER TRAILERS
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 18 1994 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 24 1995
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 238
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 28 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Sundowner Trailers, Inc. Report Received Date: Mar, 13 2001
Record Creation date : Mar, 21 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 2-horse steel trailers. the weld across the top of the coupler hitch could have caused a weak point in the tongue of the trailer. Consequence Summary: If the coupler were to fail, it could cause injury or damage to the vehicle occupant and/or the horses.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the trailers and replace the coupler hitch if necessary. owner notification began february 28, 2001. 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 sundowner at 1-800-654-3879. 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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