| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V072000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HEIL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
HEIL |
| Model Year: |
1978 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HEIL COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
- |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
8 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HEIL COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19790316 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE GIRTH SEAM MAY DEVELOP A CRACK WHICH CAN CONTINUE TO GROW UNTIL THE TANK FAILS, BRINGING THE TRAILER TO A STOP. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPAIRS WILL CONSIST OF A LAPPER BAND BEING PLACED OVER THE GIRTH SEAM AND THE INSTALLATION OF FITTINGS WHICH CAN BE AIR TESTED TO DETERMINE IF A FAILURE IS DEVELOPING. |