The defect
THE OMISSION OF TWO WELDS THAT CONNECT THE PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY TO THE TRAILER SUSPENSION SUBFRAME CAUSES FATIQUE CRACKS TO DEVELOP IN THE CROSSMEMBER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBER COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SUSPENSION SUBFRAME RESULTING IN A TOWED VEHICLE BEING SEPARATED FROM THE LEAD TRAILER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, LOOSENING OF FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE BOGIE SUBFRAME TO THE BODY COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE BOGIE ASSEMBLY FROM THE TRAILER.
The remedy
ADD MISSING WELDS, REPAIR/REPLACE BOLTS, AND INSTALL REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Theurer | 1985 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theurer | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the structure; THEURER INC. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 86V002000 2 Dec 1986 | AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| 86V118000 26 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V107000 5 Aug 1986 | ALLOY TRAILERS,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