9999 HIDDEN HITCH TRAILER HITCH Recall
- Campaign:
- 04E056000 on 08/11/2004
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 01/31/2002 - 04/15/2004
- Affected:
- 3,193
- Defect:
- Cequent aftermarket hidden hitch brand trailer hitches manufactured between february 1, 2002, and march 16, 2004, for use exclusively on nissan my 2002-2004 frontier pick-up trucks. with continued use, load forces may cause the side bracket of the hitch to fatigue and eventually break, possibly allowing the towed unit to separate from the towing vehicle.
- Consequence:
- Should the towed vehicle separate from the towing vehicle, a vehicle crash could occur, possibly resulting in serious injury or possibly death.
- Correction:
- Cequent will notify its customers and replace the defective trailer hitches free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during august 2004. owners who take do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cequent at 734-656-3041.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket hidden hitch brand trailer hitches and has no relation to any original equipment installed on 2002-2004 nissan frontier pick-up trucks by nissan.also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
9999 HIDDEN HITCH TRAILER HITCH TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- PB-48170
- Component:
- 210000 trailer hitches
- Summary:
- Cequent performance products inc.: locking handles on gooseneck couplers, due to manufacturing issues have out of specification stop where excessive force is used, handle would lock past 90 degree position and will be replaced.. model bu
- Bulletin:
- PB-47912
- Component:
- 354000 equipment:mechanical
- Summary:
- Cequent performance products inc: couplers for locking handles manufactured with out of specification stop and too much force used during locking process can past 90 degree locking position. model bx1 gooseneck. 8pe
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