WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-12-15.
Recall campaignNHTSA 77V223000
Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly
Component
Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
8
Reported to NHTSA
1977-12-15
Owners notified
1978-02-24
Defect description
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE MOUNTING TABS USED TO MOUNT THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE CHASSIS IN PLACE OF THE NORMAL CONTINUOUS ANGLE CONSTRUCTION COULD CRACK. THESE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE AREAS WHERE THE TABS ARE WELDED TO THE SIDE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY. IF THESE CRACKS GO UNDETECTED, THE FIFTH WHEEL COULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL MODIFY THE FIFTH WHEEL MOUNTING WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCK-TRACTORS.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN TRAILER DISCONNECTION WHICHCOULD IN TURN CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND PERSONAL INJURIES.NOTE: THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR CRACKS TO REDUCE THEPOSSIBILITY OF FAILURE PRIOR TO OBTAINING THE REQUIRED FIFTH WHEELMODIFICATION.
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.