The defect
A BOAT CAN BE LOADED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE BOAT, GAS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY DISTRIBUTED ON THE TRAILER, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT TONGUE WEIGHT.
The risk
THE LACK OF TONGUE WEIGHT CREATES UNSAFE TOWINGCONDITIONS (SWAYING), AND CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN
The remedy
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRAILERS WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tracker Marine Party Cruiser | 1991, 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracker Marine Party Cruiser | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracker Marine Party Cruiser | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1991
3 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the trailer hitches; TRACKER MARINE CORP. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 91V163000 9 Sept 1991 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 91V120000 24 Jun 1991 | ONAN, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991