KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-06-19.
Recall campaignNHTSA 79V157000
Trailer hitches
Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY
Vehicles affected
27
Reported to NHTSA
1979-06-19
Owners notified
1979-06-14
Defect description
THE COMBINED REAR BUMPER AND TRAILER HITCH MOUNT WELDS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DUE TO STRESSES GENERATED IN NORMAL SERVICE. CRACKS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET, CAUSING PARTIAL OR TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACEMENT REAR BUMPERS AND HITCH MOUNTING BRACKETS WILL BE PROVIDED, OR VEHICLES MAY BE RETURNED TO THE PLANT FOR INSTALLATION BY MANUFACTURER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; BUMPER AND TRAILER HITCH MOUNTING BRACKET, WELDS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: PARTIAL OR TOTAL TRAILER SEPARATION MAY CAUSE LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
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.