The defect
A 2" BALL WAS TO BE WELDED TO A STEEL BAR AS WELL AS THE NUT FOR THE BALL WELDED TO THE SHANK. SOME VEHICLES WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED ALLOWING THE NUT TO COME OFF.
The risk
THE BALL CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEEL BAR ALLOWING LOSS OF THE TOWED TRAILER.
The remedy
THE TRAILER HITCHES WILL BE INSPECTED AND WELDED PROPERLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grumman Freight Star | 1992, 1993, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman Freight Star | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Freight Star | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Freight Star | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1994
5 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the trailer hitches; GRUMMAN OLSON, INC filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 94V205000 21 Oct 1994 | TRACKER MARINE L.P. |
| 94V161000 1 Sept 1994 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 94V114000 20 Jun 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V057000 30 Mar 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994