NHTSA recall campaign

07E043000

ManufacturerHYLINE INTERNATIONALReported2007-06-28Affected11,730 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

CERTAIN CTC WEIGHT DISTRIBUTING SHANKS SOLD BY HYLINE INTERNATIONAL AS PART OF A TRAILER HITCH KIT. DUE TO A BAD WELD, THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION SHANK CAN FAIL AND CAUSE THE TRAILER BEING TOWED TO BECOME UNHITCHED OR UNSTABLE.

Risk

SHOULD THE TRAILER BECOME UNHITCHED OR UNSTABLE, A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

HYLINE HAS NOTIFIED BOTH OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, COAST DISTRIBUTION AND THULE TOWING WHO WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2007. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY THEY PURCHASED THE KIT.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.