The defect
THE COUNTER BALANCE VALVE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC BOOM LIFT TO LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BOOM LOWER WITH A VEHICLE IN TOW, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ernest Holmes | 1984 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Holmes | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1985
10 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the equipment; ERNEST HOLMES COMPANY filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 85V162000 4 Dec 1985 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MFG.CORP |
| 85V155000 21 Nov 1985 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 85V142000 29 Oct 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 85V137000 25 Oct 1985 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 85V114000 19 Sept 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V098000 30 Jul 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V052000 1 May 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V028000 19 Mar 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985