1983 ALFA TRAVEL TRAILER Recall

Campaign:

85V117000 on 09/29/1985

Component:

Trailer hitches

Manufactured:

12/31/1979 - 06/30/1985

Affected:

820

Defect:

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.

Correction:

Repair and reinforce pinbox as necessary.

Notes:

Vehicle description: travel trailers, 5th wheel type. system: trailer hitch, 5th wheel.

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