Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| TRAILER HITCHES | ||||||||||||||||
| 91E012000 | CARROL SMITH CONSULTING | E (Equipment) | 37 | 04/01/1991 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 04/12/1991 | 04/25/1991 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Hitch tow bar could separate from the vertical mountingplate, resulting in tow bar attachment failure and separation of trailer fromtow vehicle without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||