Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

85V062000

ManufacturerERNEST HOLMES COMPANYReported1985-05-14Affected18 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE COUNTER BALANCE VALVE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC BOOM LIFT TO LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BOOM LOWER WITH A VEHICLE IN TOW, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.

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Affected vehicles

1 entry

  • Ernest Holmes