The defect
THE PINS LOCKING THE TRAILER TAILGATE CLOSED MAY BREAK OR SHEAR.
The risk
THE TAILGATE COULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING, ALLOWING TRAILERCONTENTS TO SPILL ONTO ROADWAY CREATING A HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.
The remedy
REPAIR TAILGATE LATCHPINS TO PREVENT SHEARING BT INSTALLING A TUBE OVER THE PINS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Natec Trailer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natec Trailer | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1990
3 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the trailer hitches.
| 90V197000 29 Nov 1990 | I.R. WITZER CO., INC. |
| 90V012000 23 Jan 1990 | TRAILMOBILE INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990