The defect
THE COMBINED REAR BUMPER AND TRAILER HITCH MOUNT WELDS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DUE TO STRESSES GENERATED IN NORMAL SERVICE. CRACKS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET, CAUSING PARTIAL OR TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE.
The remedy
REPLACEMENT REAR BUMPERS AND HITCH MOUNTING BRACKETS WILL BE PROVIDED, OR VEHICLES MAY BE RETURNED TO THE PLANT FOR INSTALLATION BY MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1979
2 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the trailer hitches; KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 79V076000 22 Mar 1979 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979