The defect
THESE TRAILERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A "SWING-AWAY" TONGUE THAT FOLDS INTO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE WHEN IN STORAGE. THE HOLES USED FOR THE FASTENERS ARE LARGER THAN NEEDED, CAUSING A LOADED TRAILER TO WEAVE UNSAFELY.
The risk
THE TRAILER SWAYING CAN CAUSE AN OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE PIVOT BOLT AND HITCH PIN FASTENER HOLES WILL BE ENLARGED TO ACCOMODATE A STEEL BUSHING, WELDED IN PLACE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tracker Marine Nitro 190 | 1995 |
| Tracker Marine Nitro 2000 | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracker Marine Nitro 190 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracker Marine Nitro 2000 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1994
5 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the trailer hitches; TRACKER MARINE L.P. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 94V181000 17 Oct 1994 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 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