The issue
FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE SUBFRAME AND KOMPENSATOR FIFTH WHEEL MOUNTING MAY CAUSE THE FIFTH WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED DURING A HIGH SPEED TURN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE REAR TRAILER. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: CRACKS WILL BE WELDED AND BOLTS WILL BE INSTALLED THROUGH THE TOP PLATE, THE LOWER PLATE AND WHEN SO LOCATED, THE CROSSMEMBERS.
Description (français)
La fissuration par la fatigue du souschâssis et du dispositif d'attelage Kompensator peut causer le détachement non prévisible de la sellette pendant un virage.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hutchinson TANK TRAILER | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |