NHTSA recall campaign
83E009000
ManufacturerDOVERReported1983-07-19Affected225 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE PIVOT PIN WHICH JOINS THE BOOM OF THE WHEEL LIFT TO THE CARRIER MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND COULD FRACTURE. SEPARATION OF THE CARRIER, AND THE TOWED VEHICLE, FROM THE BOOM THAT ATTACHES TO THE WRECKER WOULD OCCUR. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION AND RESTRAINT OF THE PIVOT PIN.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL RECALLED UNITS WILL BE MODIFIED BY INSTALLING A NEW PIN, WHICH LIMITS ROTATION OF THE WHEEL LIFT UNIT, AND BY INSTALLING LUBRICATION FITTINGS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.