The defect
PLATFORM TRAILER HITCHES WERE PRODUCED FROM OTHER THAN PURE STEEL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE HITCH WILL NOT WITHSTAND NORMAL STRESSES.
The remedy
THE HITCH PLATFORM ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet G20 | 1983 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1983 |
| GMC Caballero | 1983 |
| GMC G30 | 1983 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet G20 | 1983 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| GMC Caballero | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC G30 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1983
2 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the trailer hitches; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 83V074000 17 Aug 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983