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NHTSA Campaign 07V105000

TRAILER HITCHES

Issued by EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. · Reported Mar 15, 2007 · 443 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN DOUBLE PULL BEHIND SEMI-TRAILERS WITH ROLLER CIRCLE CONVERTER DOLLY LOCKS, THE SNAP RING THAT SUSPENDS THE DOLLY LOCK PIN MAY DISLODGE ALLOWING THE PIN TO INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE IN THE DOLLY LOCK TUBE.

Consequence

THE TRACTOR/TRAILER COMBINATION COULD EXPERIENCE HANDLING PROBLEMS INCLUDING TIPPING OVER OF THE TRACTOR/TRAILER COMBINATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND INJURIES.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL CHANGE OUT THE EXISTING DOLLY LOCK PIN WITH THE SNAP RING AND WILL REPLACE IT WITH A NEW DOLLY LOCK PIN ASSEMBLY WITH A MACHINED SHOULDER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 31, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EAST AT 330-325-9921.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 1997 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 1998 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 1999 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2000 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2001 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2002 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2003 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2004 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2005 443
EAST MANUFACTURING PUP 2006 443

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V105000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.