The defect
AN INADEQUATE WELD SIZE AT THE INTERSECTION OF A 3/8 INCH VERTICAL ANGLE AND A 1/4 INCH DIAGONAL ANGLE NEAR THE BOTTOM ON THE PINTLE HOOK PLATE ASSEMBLY COULD FAIL.
The risk
WELD FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE REARPOTION OF THE PINTLE PLATE FROM THE LEAD TRAILER, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TOWEDTRAILER TO CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
REWELD AND REINFORCE THE JOINT ON THE PINTLE HOOK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Utility Trailers | 1990 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Trailers | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1992
2 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the trailer hitches; UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 92V034000 18 Mar 1992 | MALLARD COACH CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992