The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUMPER-PULL HORSE TRAILERS. THE SAFETY CABLES, USED TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE, ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THIMBLES AND THUS DO NOT CONFORM TO SAE J684.
The risk
THE CABLE COULD FAIL ALLOWING THE TRAILER/TOW VEHICLE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW SAFETY CABLES WITH THIMBLES, WHICH CONFORM TO SAE J684.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hart Trailer | 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Trailer | 1996 | 1 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1999
9 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the trailer hitches; HART TRAILERS filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 99V363000 29 Dec 1999 | SEAHAWK RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| 99V294000 26 Oct 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V274000 12 Oct 1999 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 99V027002 12 Aug 1999 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES |
| 99V211000 10 Aug 1999 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 99V156000 22 Jun 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V121000 14 May 1999 | ENTREPRISES USA, INC. |
| 99V053000 15 Mar 1999 | TIMPTE, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999