The defect
DRAWBAR EYE OF TANDEM AXLE CONVERTER GEAR DOLLY MAY FRACTURE. (THIS PERTAINS ONLY TO DOLLY OF THE SECOND OR TRAILING UNIT IN THE TRAIN CONFIGURATIONS). CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TRAILING UNIT COULD SEPARATE, AND BECOME A TRAFFIC HAZARD.
The remedy
REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DRAWBAR EYE ON CONVERTER GEAR DOLLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1986
2 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the trailer hitches; FRUEHAUF CORPORATION filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 86V013000 29 Jan 1986 | WESTERN CAPITAL CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986