The defect
THE FLANGED "WHIZ-LOCK" NUTS USED TO SECURE THE CAR RAMPS TO THE TRAILER LOOSEN AND FALL OFF THE BOLTS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE SECURING BOLTS WILL FALL OUT AND ALLOW THE RAMPS TO FALL OFF THE TRAILER CAUSING A HIGHWAY HAZARD TO ONCOMING OR TRAILING TRAFFIC WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
SEND NOTICE AND THREAD DEFORMED TYPE LOCK NUTS AND BOLTS TO ALL OWNERS OF TRAILERS SUSPECTED OF HAVING THE FLANGED "WHIZ-LOCK" NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Automatic Equipment KT 100 | 1984, 1985 |
| Automatic Equipment KT 75 | 1984, 1985 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Equipment KT 100 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Automatic Equipment KT 100 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Automatic Equipment KT 75 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Automatic Equipment KT 75 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the structure; AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 86V118000 26 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V107000 5 Aug 1986 | ALLOY TRAILERS,INC |
| 86V100000 28 Jul 1986 | THEURER INC. |
| 86V089000 11 Jul 1986 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 86V011000 28 Jan 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V008000 17 Jan 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986