The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE MOUNTING TABS USED TO MOUNT THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE CHASSIS IN PLACE OF THE NORMAL CONTINUOUS ANGLE CONSTRUCTION COULD CRACK. THESE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE AREAS WHERE THE TABS ARE WELDED TO THE SIDE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY. IF THESE CRACKS GO UNDETECTED, THE FIFTH WHEEL COULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL MODIFY THE FIFTH WHEEL MOUNTING WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1977
3 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the trailer hitches; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 77V079000 24 May 1977 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 77V006000 18 Jan 1977 | EL DORADO INDUSTRIES,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977