Recall 2000090

The issue

On certain fifth wheel trailers, the hitch connection frame mounts (pin boxes) can rotate fore and aft as the vehicle is pulled on roads and highways due to insufficient support from the front "C" channels to which the pin box is attached by welds. This will lead to eventual destruction of the pin box support, with excessive rotation affecting driveability of the towing vehicle. Correction: A steel T-plate will be added on the back of the "C" channel cross member prevent fore and aft movement and additional exterior stabilizer bars will be added to prevent the pin box from excessive up and down movements.

Description (français)

Sur certaines remorques à salette, quand on remorque le véhicule sur la route, les supports de montage des connexions d’attelage peuvent basculer d’avant en arrière parce que les profilés en C avant sur lesquels les supports sont soudés ne sont pas suffisamment solides. Il se peut alors que les supports de montage se disloquent et que les rotations excessives qui s’ensuivent nuisent au comportement routier du véhicule tracteur. Correction : On devra ajouter une plaque d’acier en T à l’arrière de la traverse profilée en C pour empêcher les mouvements de va-et-vient et des barres stabilisatrices à l’extérieur pour empêcher les mouvements excessifs de bas en haut des supports de montage.

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Vehicles covered

Model years in this recall

NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.

Other recalls for the same models

The same models in recall campaigns from NHTSA, Transport Canada, the EU Safety Gate and the Dutch RDW.