NHTSA recall campaign
79E002000
ManufacturerHEINReported1979-01-23Affected28,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE INVOLVED BUMPER JACKS CONTAIN CHAIN AND HOOK ASSEMBLIES THAT MAY FAIL. WHILE THE JACK IS IN USE, THE STEEL METAL HOOK MAY STRAIGHTEN AND ALLOW THE BUMPER TO SLIP OFF THE HOOK AS THE AUTOMOBILE IS BEING JACKED UP.
Manufacturer remedy
THE PRESENT FORMED METAL HOOK WILL BE REPLACED WITH A DUCTILE IRON CASTING HOOK.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.