The defect
ONE OF THE THREE SPECIFIED TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS PER SIDE IS MISSING WHICH CAN CAUSE THE EXISTING FASTENERS TO LOOSEN AND FAIL.
The risk
IF THE EXISTING FASTENERS FAIL WHILE TOWING A TRAILER,THE TRAILER WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK AND CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BOLT, TWO WASHERS, AND A NUT, ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C107 | 1994 |
| Chevrolet K207 | 1994 |
| GMC C107 | 1994 |
| GMC K207 | 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C107 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K207 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C107 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC K207 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1994
5 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the trailer hitches; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V205000 21 Oct 1994 | TRACKER MARINE L.P. |
| 94V181000 17 Oct 1994 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 94V161000 1 Sept 1994 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 94V114000 20 Jun 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994