The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: DUMP TRAILERS. A HOLLOW DRAW BAR PIN WAS USED INSTEAD OF A SOLID DRAW BAR PIN.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT EACH TRAILER TO DETERMINE IF THE PIN IS HOLLOW OR SOLID. HOLLOW BAR PINS WILL BE REPLACED WITH SOLID PINS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| East Manufacturing Trailer | 1996, 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Manufacturing Trailer | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| East Manufacturing Trailer | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1998
4 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the trailer hitches; EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 98V283000 5 Nov 1998 | GULF STREAM COACH INC. |
| 98V159000 15 Jul 1998 | FONTAINE TRAILER |
| 98V099000 12 May 1998 | RED RIVER MANUFACTURING |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998