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NHTSA Campaign 90V202001

TRAILER HITCHES

Issued by NATEC · Reported Dec 15, 1990 · 50 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE PINS LOCKING THE TRAILER TAILGATE CLOSED MAY BREAK OR SHEAR.

Consequence

THE TAILGATE COULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING, ALLOWING TRAILERCONTENTS TO SPILL ONTO ROADWAY CREATING A HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.

Remedy

REPAIR TAILGATE LATCHPINS TO PREVENT SHEARING BT INSTALLING A TUBE OVER THE PINS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NATEC TRAILER 1986 50

Source: NHTSA Campaign 90V202001 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.