NHTSA safety recall
Recall 79V076000: TRAILER HITCHES
DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. · Reported to NHTSA Mar 22, 1979
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.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS WERE OMITTED DURING INSTALLATION OF SOME PINTLE HOOKS. THIS MAY RESULT IN CRACKING OF THE WELDS ON THE PLATE SECURING THE PINTLE HOOK MOUNT. FAILURE OF THE PLATE WELDS MAY RESULT IN COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE REAR TRAILER FROM THE FIRST.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS TO PRECLUDE PINTLE HOOK FAILURE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; REAR PINTLE HOOK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SEPARATION OF A TRAILER MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURIESTO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
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
- DORSEY TRAILERS, INC.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 79V076000
- Units potentially affected
- 155
- Report received
- Mar 22, 1979
- Production range
- Dec 1, 1965 – Apr 1, 1978
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
14 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.