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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 91E012000: TRAILER HITCHES

CARROL SMITH CONSULTING · Reported to NHTSA Apr 12, 1991

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.

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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.
37
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
2
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Apr 12, 1991

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The risk

HITCH TOW BAR COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VERTICAL MOUNTINGPLATE, RESULTING IN TOW BAR ATTACHMENT FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF TRAILER FROMTOW VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING.

The remedy

A COMPONENT WILL BE SUPPLIED TO CUSTOMER TO BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE TOWING LOOP, TO ELIMINATE CYCLIC STRESS IN THE VERTICAL LOAD PLATE. UNITS FOUND WITH EXISTING FATIGUE FRACTURES WILL BE REPLACED WITH MODIFIED HITCHES.

Notes

SYSTEM: TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED ON 1990 AND 1991 ACURA INTEGRA.DEFECT DESCRIPTION: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TRAILER HITCH VERTICAL MOUNTING PLATECAUSED BY CYCLIC STRESS FROM EXTENDED USE UNDER OVERLOADED CONDITIONS, IN THEZONE ADJACENT TO A WELD.NOTE: THIS RECALL IS BEING CONDUCTED BY CARROL SMITH CONSULTING, INC.

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
CARROL SMITH CONSULTING
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
91E012000
Units potentially affected
37
Report received
Apr 12, 1991
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Equipment
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

2 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.