The defect
MOUNTING BRACKETS USED TO ATTACH THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY TO THE TRAILER FRAME MAY FAIL.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET RESULTS IN THE SPARE TIREASSEMBLY SEPARATING FROM THE TRAILER AND CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF,CREATING A ROAD HAZARD WHICH MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE BRACKETS WITH MODIFIED BRACKETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Timpte | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timpte | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Timpte | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Timpte | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Timpte | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Timpte | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1989
24 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the equipment; TIMPTE, INC. filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 89V231000 14 Dec 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 89V222000 13 Dec 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V220000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V219000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V215000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V218000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V198000 9 Nov 1989 | SOUTHAMPTON COACHWORKS LT |
| 89V196000 9 Nov 1989 | SOUTHAMPTON COACHWORKS LT |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989