1984 AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT Recall

Campaign:

85V173000 on 01/13/1986

Component:

Trailer hitches

Manufactured:

12/31/1983 - 03/31/1985

Affected:

500

Consequence:

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.

Correction:

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.

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.

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