The defect
BOLTS WHICH MOUNT THE FIFTH WHEEL BASE PLATE TO THE FRAME BRACKETS MAY NOT BE SECURELY FASTENED.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED, AND ANY DAMAGED PARTS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL FASTENERS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO 145 TO 175 FT. LBS. AS REQUIRED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester S2200 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S2300 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S2500 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S2600 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester S2200 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2200 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2200 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2300 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester S2300 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester S2300 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester S2500 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S2500 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2500 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2600 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2600 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester S2600 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1983
2 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the trailer hitches; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 83V084000 2 Sept 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983