Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 91V209000

Trailer hitches

TRACKER MARINE CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1991-12-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 91V209000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE CORP.
Vehicles affected
91
Reported to NHTSA
1991-12-02
Owners notified
1991-11-27

Defect description

A BOAT CAN BE LOADED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE BOAT, GAS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY DISTRIBUTED ON THE TRAILER, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT TONGUE WEIGHT.

Safety risk

THE LACK OF TONGUE WEIGHT CREATES UNSAFE TOWINGCONDITIONS (SWAYING), AND CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRAILERS WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION.

Notes

SYSTEM: TRAILER TONGUE WEIGHT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PONTOON BOAT TRAILER.ACCIDENT.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
TRACKER MARINE Party Cruiser1992 1991

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.