The defect
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE TRUCK"S REAR TOWING CROSSMEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE TRAILER HITCH AND TO WHICH THE SAFETY CABLES ARE ATTACHED. SHOULD THESE CRACKS PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRUCK.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE "A" FRAMES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1980
4 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the trailer hitches; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 80V114000 2 Sept 1980 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 80V056000 8 May 1980 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V005000 22 Jan 1980 | ZIEMAN MFG. CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980