| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
77V006000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
EL DORADO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
EL DORADO |
| Model Year: |
1973 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
EL DORADO INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
- |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
210 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19770123 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19770123 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| Report Received Date: |
19770118 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE PIN BOX SUPPORT MEMBERS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY GRADUALLY DISTORT AND FAIL. THIS COULD CAUSE A DECREASE IN TOWING STABILITY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR SUPPORT CROSS MEMBERS AND ADD A DIAGONAL BRACING FROM THE REAR SUPPORT MEMBER TO THE PIN BOX LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS, FREE OF CHARGE. |