The defect
THE PINTLE HOOK DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE REINFORCEMENT AT THE REAR MOUNTING PLATE AND CAN EVENTUALLY CRACK. PINTLE HOOK COULD COMPLETELY DISENGAGE.
The remedy
PINTLE HOOK WILL BE INSPECTED AND ANY CRACKS WILL BE REPAIRED. REINFORCEMENT WILL BE ADDED WITH TWO VERTICAL GUSSETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Dane | 1981, 1982, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dane | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1984
2 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the trailer hitches; GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 84V140000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984