NHTSA recall campaign

89E014000

ManufacturerBETTS INDUSTRIES, INC.Reported1989-05-22Affected1,794 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

CLAMPING RING MAY BE UNDERSIZED AND THE CLAMP NUT MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE THE THREADS OF THE CLAMP BOLT.

Risk

IF THE NUT DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE THE BOLT THREADS, THETHREAD COULD BE STRIPPED WITH THE RESULT THAT THE MANHOLE COVER WOULD NOT BESECURELY ATTACHED TO THE COLLAR, FALL OFF, AND BECOME A ROAD HAZARD.

Manufacturer remedy

INSPECT ALL CLAMPING RINGS AND IF DEFECTIVE REPLACE. ALL RINGS NOT INSTALLED WILL BE RETRIEVED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.