The defect
THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR TRAILER HITCH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS OF AN ATTACHED TRAILER.
The risk
THE MOUNTING BRACKET CAN SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME, ANDTHE TRAILER WILL ONLY BE ATTACHED BY THE SAFETY CHAINS, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSSOF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER AND/OR THE MOTORHOME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE TRAILER HITCH FRAME.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cobra Monterey | 1992, 1993 |
| Cobra Riviera | 1992, 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Monterey | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Cobra Monterey | 1993 | 3 | 1 |
| Cobra Riviera | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Cobra Riviera | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1993
7 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the trailer hitches; COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 8 campaigns in all.
| 93V158000 24 Sept 1993 | MONON CORPORATION |
| 93V130000 25 Aug 1993 | FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL |
| 93V101000 8 Jun 1993 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 93V086000 11 May 1993 | ROCKWOOD INCORPORATED |
| 93V064000 20 Apr 1993 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 93V024000 16 Feb 1993 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993