The defect
THE TIRES OF THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH A FLOOR SUPPORT CROSSMEMBER AND LIMITED TIRE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT TIRES AND THE WOOD DECKING WILL RESULT. WHEN TRAILER IS LOADED THE TIRE WILL RUB AGAINST THE SUPPORT CROSSMEMBER CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE OR FAILURE. SHOULD THE LOAD HAVE A HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY THE TRAILER MAY SWAY, CAUSING THE TIRES TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WOOD DECKING.
The remedy
THE CROSSMEMBER WILL BE REPLACED AND REPOSITIONED TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE TIRES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dakota MFG | 1981, 1982 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota MFG | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Dakota MFG | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1982
6 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the structure; DAKOTA MFG. CO., INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 82V127000 13 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V105000 26 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V071000 19 Jul 1982 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 82V059000 7 Jun 1982 | EL DORADO R.V. INC. |
| 82V047000 12 May 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982