RoadVitals

NHTSA safety recall

Recall 71V220000: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

TRAILMOBILE INC. · Reported to NHTSA Dec 1, 1971

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
90
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
17
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Dec 1, 1971
Production Sep 1, 1955 – Jun 1, 1971

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

TRAILMOBILE CAMPAIGN NO.TRAILER.SEPT.1, 1955 THRU JUNE 1 5, 1971.POSSIBILITY THAT DESIGN OF "P" AUTOMATIC FIFTH WHEELDOES NOT PROVIDE POSITIVEMEANS FOR LOCKING HANDLE WHEN KINGPIN LOCKING JAWS ARE ACTIVATED.IFCONDITION EXISTS, THERE ISNO ASSURANCE THAT LOCKING JAWS STAY IN LOCKEDPOSITION TIME T HE TRAILER IS COUPLED AND IN OVER-THE-ROAD OPERATION.UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS IT IS POSSIBLE FOR TRAILER TO FOR TRAILER TOBECOMEACCIDENTALLY DISENGAGED FROM TRACTOR.(CORRECT BY INS PECTING AND PROVIDINGLOCKING MECHANISM WHERE NECESSARY.)

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
TRAILMOBILE INC.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
71V220000
Units potentially affected
90
Report received
Dec 1, 1971
Production range
Sep 1, 1955 – Jun 1, 1971
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

17 model years across 1 model

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.