FRUEHAUF CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1969-09-25.
Recall campaignNHTSA 69V129000
Trailer hitches
Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
FRUEHAUF CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
1,300
Reported to NHTSA
1969-09-25
Owners notified
1969-09-22
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT HITCH LATCH HANDLE MAY DROP OUT DUE TO INADEQUATE PLUG WELD.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS HANDLE COULD FALL OUT AND LATCH FALL OFF THE HITCH.(CORRECT BY WELDING 1/4" FLAT WASHER WITH MINIMUM 5/8" OUTSIDE DIAMETER ON ENDOF HANDLE.)
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.