Trailer hitches
- Component
- Trailer hitches
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 4,821
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1994-03-30
- Owners notified
- 1994-04-14
Defect description
ONE OF THE THREE SPECIFIED TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS PER SIDE IS MISSING WHICH CAN CAUSE THE EXISTING FASTENERS TO LOOSEN AND FAIL.
Safety risk
IF THE EXISTING FASTENERS FAIL WHILE TOWING A TRAILER,THE TRAILER WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK AND CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BOLT, TWO WASHERS, AND A NUT, ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM.