Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V078000

Trailer hitches

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-05-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V078000

Trailer hitches

Component: Trailer hitches
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 5,863
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-05-15
Owners notified: 1989-06-20

Defect description

THERE MAY BE BELOW SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING FASTENERS, ALLOWING THE TRAILER HITCH TO MOVE UNDER TOWING LOADS.

Safety risk

FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILERIS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULDOCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

CORRECT TORQUE IN TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS TO PREVENT TRAILER SEPARATION.

Notes

SYSTEM: TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB TRUCKS WITH OPTIONAL TRAILER HITCH (VR4).

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 12 models.

Model	Years on record
Chevrolet C10	1989
Chevrolet C20	1989
Chevrolet C30	1989
Chevrolet K10	1989
Chevrolet K20	1989
Chevrolet K30	1989
GMC C15	1989
GMC C25	1989
GMC C35	1989
GMC K15	1989
GMC K25	1989
GMC K35	1989

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.