NHTSA safety recall
Recall 85V062000: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES
ERNEST HOLMES COMPANY · Reported to NHTSA May 14, 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 COUNTER BALANCE VALVE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC BOOM LIFT TO LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BOOM LOWER WITH A VEHICLE IN TOW, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POWER WRECKERS-MODELS 1100 (5 TON) AND 1200 (7 TON). SYSTEM: COUNTER BALANCE VALVE FOR LIFT.
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
- ERNEST HOLMES COMPANY
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 85V062000
- Units potentially affected
- 18
- Report received
- May 14, 1985
- Production range
- May 1, 1984 – Jul 1, 1984
- 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.