The defect
ON CERTAIN CAR-HAUL TRAILERS, IMPROPER WELDING OF THE LANDING LEG TO THE KINGPIN ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE PREMATURE CRACKING.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRAILER TO DETACH FROM THE TRACTOR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. COTTRELL WILL WELD REINFORCEMENT PIECES TO THE LANDING LEG OF THE KINGPIN ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cottrell C-8ENC | 2003, 2004 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottrell C-8ENC | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Cottrell C-8ENC | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2004
10 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the trailer hitches; COTTRELL, INC. filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 04V581000 15 Dec 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V352000 20 Jul 2004 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 04V351000 16 Jul 2004 | THE LITTLE TRAILER COMPANY |
| 04V315000 2 Jul 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V265000 17 Jun 2004 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 04V197000 26 Apr 2004 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V158000 1 Apr 2004 | SUNNYBROOK RV INC. |
| 04V157000 31 Mar 2004 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004