NHTSA recall campaign
90E009000
ManufacturerHOSE AMERICA INC.Reported1990-04-02Affected1,082 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
RETAINER SNAP RING THAT SECURES THE PINTLE HOOK LATCH PIN MAY NOT BE PROPERLY LOCATED AND SEATED.
Risk
PINTLE HOOK COULD BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE LUNETTE EYERESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TRAILING UNIT FROM THE LEAD TRAILER. SEPARATIONCOULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ASSURE THAT SNAP RING IS PROPERLY INSTALLED BT REMOVING RING, CLEANING THE MACHINED GROOVE, AND REINSTALLING SNAP RING.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.