The defect
THE PIN BOX SUPPORT MEMBERS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY GRADUALLY DISTORT AND FAIL. THIS COULD CAUSE A DECREASE IN TOWING STABILITY.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR SUPPORT CROSS MEMBERS AND ADD A DIAGONAL BRACING FROM THE REAR SUPPORT MEMBER TO THE PIN BOX LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS, FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1977
3 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the trailer hitches; EL DORADO INDUSTRIES,INC. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 77V223000 15 Dec 1977 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 77V079000 24 May 1977 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977