NHTSA safety recall
Recall 86V100000: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THEURER INC. · Reported to NHTSA Jul 28, 1986
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 OMISSION OF TWO WELDS THAT CONNECT THE PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY TO THE TRAILER SUSPENSION SUBFRAME CAUSES FATIQUE CRACKS TO DEVELOP IN THE CROSSMEMBER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBER COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SUSPENSION SUBFRAME RESULTING IN A TOWED VEHICLE BEING SEPARATED FROM THE LEAD TRAILER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, LOOSENING OF FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE BOGIE SUBFRAME TO THE BODY COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE BOGIE ASSEMBLY FROM THE TRAILER.
The remedy
ADD MISSING WELDS, REPAIR/REPLACE BOLTS, AND INSTALL REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS, AS NECESSARY.
Notes
SYSTEM: STRUCTURE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS.
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
- THEURER INC.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 86V100000
- Units potentially affected
- 16
- Report received
- Jul 28, 1986
- Production range
- Jun 1, 1985 – Jun 1, 1985
- 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.