The defect
THE BOLT HOLDING THE TONGUE TO THE FIRST CROSS BRACE "U" MEMBER MAY PULL THROUGH BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPERLY SIZED HOLE IN THE CROSSMEMBER.
The risk
AN IMPROPERLY SIZED BOLT HOLE WOULD REDUCE THE CLAMPINGFORCE BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND CROSSMEMBER, ALLOWING THE TONGUE TO PIVOT BETWEENTHE BALL HITCH AND THE SECOND CROSS BRACE. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE TRAILERJACKKNIFING, AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER.
The remedy
INSTALL A FLATWASHER IN THE OUTSIZED BOLT HOLE TO INCREASE THE CLAMP FORCE BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND FIRST CROSSMEMBER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Raco Utility Trailer KIT | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1991
3 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the unknown or other.
| 91V173000 7 Oct 1991 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 91V124000 23 Jul 1991 | E-ONE, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991