The defect
IMPROPER WELD PROCEDURES WERE USED TO ATTACH THE TONGUE CHANNEL TO THE TRAILER FRAME.
The risk
POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TRAILER COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL FOUR BOLTS TO REINFORCE THE TONGUE CHANNEL WELD TO THE FRAME.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Featherlite 1630 | 1996 |
| Polaris 1631 | 1996 |
| Polaris 1633 | 1996 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite 1630 | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| Polaris 1631 | 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| Polaris 1633 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1995
15 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the structure.
| 95V229000 5 Dec 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V219000 10 Nov 1995 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 95V207000 24 Oct 1995 | TRANSIT BUS INTERNATIONAL |
| 95V190000 11 Oct 1995 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 95V187000 2 Oct 1995 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 95V164002 28 Aug 1995 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 95V164001 25 Aug 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V150000 7 Aug 1995 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995