| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V157000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
KELSEY HAYES |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
WT66 |
| Model Year: |
1979 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
- 19790101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
27 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19790614 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19790614 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
KELSEY-HAYES |
| Report Received Date: |
19790619 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE COMBINED REAR BUMPER AND TRAILER HITCH MOUNT WELDS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DUE TO STRESSES GENERATED IN NORMAL SERVICE. CRACKS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET, CAUSING PARTIAL OR TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACEMENT REAR BUMPERS AND HITCH MOUNTING BRACKETS WILL BE PROVIDED, OR VEHICLES MAY BE RETURNED TO THE PLANT FOR INSTALLATION BY MANUFACTURER. |