The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 20 FOOT TRAILERS. THE TOW PACKAGE MUST BE CORRECTLY ADJUSTED TO PARTICULAR VEHICLE USED FOR OPTIMUM TOWABILITY.
The risk
SWAYING COULD OCCUR IF NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A ANTI-SWAY CONTROL DEVICE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Entreprises RRX 20 | 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entreprises RRX 20 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1999
9 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the trailer hitches.
| 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. |
| 99V098000 29 Apr 1999 | HART TRAILERS |
| 99V053000 15 Mar 1999 | TIMPTE, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999