The defect
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE WELDING OF THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AROUND THE FIFTH WHEEL KING PIN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE FIFTH WHEEL KING PIN COULD PULL OUT ALLOWING THE TRAILER TO BREAK LOOSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REWELD CRACKED AREAS AROUND THE KING PIN STRUCTURALS AND ADD SUPPORT BARS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Accurate | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Accurate | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Accurate | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Accurate | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1986
2 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the trailer hitches.
| 86V150000 7 Nov 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986