NHTSA Recall 68V131000
Filed by Brown Industries, LLC. Component: Trailer Hitches. Reported 1968-12-09. An estimated 18 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
POSSIBILITY PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY IM- PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE.COULD LEAD TO FRAC- TURE OF HOOK HORN WHEN TRAILER IS USED AS LEAD UNIT IN TRAIN OPERATION.SUCH FRACTURE COULD RESULT IN FOLLOW TRAILER SEPARATING FROM LEAD TRAILER AND LOSING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY REPLACING PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY.)
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