The defect
DUE TO AN INADEQUATE DESIGN, THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENT CAN DETACH FROM THE TRAILER FRAME.
The risk
WHEN IN USE TO SECURE CARGO, FAILURE OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENTS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CARGO ONTO THE ROADWAY AND CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH BY OTHER VEHICLES USING THE ROADWAY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT TRAILERS FOR DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT, ADD A REINFORCEMENT BAR AND AN ADDITIONAL WELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE, WELD UP CRACKS IN THE CROSSMEMBER WEB, AND ADD WEB REINFORCEMENT BARS TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON UNITS WHICH SHOW DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT TO THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dorsey Ddgtc | 1994 |
| Dorsey Dgtc | 1994 |
| Dorsey Dgth | 1993, 1994 |
| Dorsey Dgtl | 1993, 1994 |
| Dorsey Dgtl-C | 1994 |
| Dorsey Dgts | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey Ddgtc | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorsey Dgtc | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorsey Dgth | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorsey Dgth | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorsey Dgtl | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorsey Dgtl | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorsey Dgtl-C | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorsey Dgts | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1994
5 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the trailer hitches; DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. filed 18 campaigns in all.
| 94V205000 21 Oct 1994 | TRACKER MARINE L.P. |
| 94V181000 17 Oct 1994 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 94V114000 20 Jun 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V057000 30 Mar 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994