Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

86V014000

ManufacturerUTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.Reported1986-01-03Affected4,400 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

A FORGING DEFECT IS PRESENT IN THE DANA SEMI TRAILER KING PIN WHICH CAUSES IT TO FAIL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: KING PIN FAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE FRONT SUBFRAME WHICH INCLUDES THE KING PIN.

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Affected vehicles

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