STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSTHE 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.
Theurer Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data
NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1960–1985
Overview
Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Theurer. Our database also holds 3 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Theurer model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Theurer models
Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theurer | 1960–1985 | 0 | 3 |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.
Recently issued recalls
The 3 newest campaigns covering a Theurer vehicle in our database
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.govTRAILER HITCHESTWO WELDS CONNECTING THE PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY TO THE TRAILERS SUSPENSION SUBFRAME HAVE BEEN OMITTED. THIS CAUSES CRACKS TO FORM ON CROSSMEMBER WHEN TOWING ANOTHER TRAILER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THESE FATIGUE CRACKS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP IN THE PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBER AND CONTINUE TO GROW UNTIL THE CROSSMEMBER SEPARATES FROM THE TRAILER'S SUSPENSION SUBFRAME. A SEPARATED TOWED VEHICLE WOULD BE OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL ITS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM BRINGS IT TO A STOP. HOWEVER, AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR DURING THE TIME IT IS OUT OF CONTROL.
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Browse by model year
Every year with at least one publishable Theurer model year
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications