| NHTSA Record Id: 5523 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FEATHERLITE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012252000094963000000316 |
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| Model Name: 4951 |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V408000 |
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| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 20 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 27 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 90 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 20 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FEATHERLITE INC. |
Report Received Date: Dec, 05 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 12 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: trailers equipped with dotsco couplers and safety chain/fastener assemblies. the coupler locking pin that ensures that the coupler remains locked can be misplaced and not installed by the operator. the coupler locking pin also had a safety pin, which could be misplaced or come loose and fall out. |
Consequence Summary: Should either situation happen, the locking mechanism of the coupler can move upward thus allowing the locking jaws of the coupler to open enough to allow the coupler to release from the ball on the tow vehicle. the safety chain assemblies may also have an inadequate fastener, which could allow the safety chain to become detached from the trailer in the event the trailer becomes uncoupled, allowing the safety chain to become detached from the trailer. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a coupler and safety chain/fastener kit to these trailers. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during december 2000.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 featherlite at 1-877-903-1444. 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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