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NHTSA Campaign 80V031000

TRAILER HITCHES

Issued by FREIGHTLINER CORP. · Reported Mar 21, 1980 · 1,500 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE TRUCK"S REAR TOWING CROSSMEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE TRAILER HITCH AND TO WHICH THE SAFETY CABLES ARE ATTACHED. SHOULD THESE CRACKS PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRUCK.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE "A" FRAMES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1973 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1974 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1975 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1976 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1977 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1978 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1979 1,500
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER 1980 1,500

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80V031000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.