Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 90V197000

Trailer hitches

I.R. WITZER CO., INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1990-11-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V197000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
I.R. WITZER CO., INC.
Vehicles affected
1,350
Reported to NHTSA
1990-11-29
Owners notified
1990-12-10

Defect description

THE MATING SURFACE ON SOME LAMINATED "J" HOOKS MAY BE UNEVEN, OR THE SWING DOWN ARMS UNEQUAL IN LENGTH, EITHER OF WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEVEN LOAD BEARING OF THE HOOKS.

Safety risk

UNEVEN LOAD BEARING ON "J" HOOKS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OFEITHER HOOK, WHICH RESULTS IN TRAILER SEPARATION AND A VEHCILE CRASH WITHOUTWARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE SWING DOWN ARMS IF THEY ARE UNEQUAL IN LENGTH, AND INSPECT AND REPAIR "J" HOOKS TO ASSURE SYMMETRICAL LOADING.

Notes

SYSTEM: "J" HOOKS AND SWING DOWN ARMS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
WITZER Challenge1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

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.