The defect
CRACKS MAY OCCUR IN THE MATERIAL OF THE TONGUE MOUNT WHERE THREE ONE INCH HOLES ARE LOCATED TO ACCOMMODATE RUBBER GROMMETS.
The risk
TONGUE MOUNT COULD FAIL AND RESULT IN TRAILER SEPARATION.
The remedy
REALIGN, REINFORCE, AND WELD FRACTURED PART.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Automatic KT 75 | 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic KT 75 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Automatic KT 75 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1988
2 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the trailer hitches; AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 88V086000 23 May 1988 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988