The defect
THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF THIS TRAVEL TRAILER MAKES DYNAMIC HANDLING OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER UNDER ROAD CONDITIONS VERY DIFFICULT.
The risk
DIFFICULTY IN DYNAMIC HANDLING OF THE TRAILER CAN RESULTIN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE VEHICULAR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REORGANIZE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAILERS BY MOVING THE BUILT IN FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES TO A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mallard Prairie Schooner | 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Prairie Schooner | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Mallard Prairie Schooner | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1992
2 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the trailer hitches; MALLARD COACH CORP. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 92V136000 18 Sept 1992 | UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992