Recall campaign · NHTSA 90V012000

Trailer hitches

TRAILMOBILE INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1990-01-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V012000

Trailer hitches

Component: Trailer hitches
Manufacturer: TRAILMOBILE INC.
Vehicles affected: 70
Reported to NHTSA: 1990-01-23
Owners notified: 1990-01-04

Defect description

WELDS MAY BE OF POOR QUALITY, CRACKED OR MISSING FROM THE PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY TO THE REAR FRAME.

Safety risk

TRAILER COULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT OR CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REWELD, REINFORCE, OR PROVIDE WELDING AS NECESSARY TO ASSURE PROPER ATTACHMENT OF THE PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY TO THE REAR FRAME.

Notes

SYSTEM: TRAILER HITCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEMI-TRAILERS.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
TRAILMOBILE 021A	1989 1988

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.