NHTSA safety recall
Recall 85V008000: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CORRECT CRAFT INC. · Reported to NHTSA Jan 23, 1985
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
THE WELD ATTACHMENTS OF THE FRONT SPRING HANGER, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRAILER, TO THE TRAILER FRAME MAY BREAK IF THE RUNNING GEAR OF THE TRAILER CATCHES ON AN OBSTRUCTION AND THE OPERATOR PULLS IT FREE WITH THE TOW VEHICLE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE BROKEN WELDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TOWING VEHICLE DUE TO TRAILER SEPARATION AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REWELDING OF THE FRONT SIDE OF THE SQUARE TUBING WHICH CONNECTS TO THE WISHBONE PART OF THE MAIN FRAME.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS.SYSTEM: FRAME.
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
- CORRECT CRAFT INC.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 85V008000
- Units potentially affected
- 341
- Report received
- Jan 23, 1985
- Production range
- Jun 1, 1983 – Nov 1, 1983
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
1 model year 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.