| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
86V013000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ACCURATE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ACCURATE |
| Model Year: |
1983 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
WESTERN CAPITAL CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
- 19840101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
77 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19860122 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19860122 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
WESTERN CAPITAL CO. |
| Report Received Date: |
19860129 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19860211 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE WELDING OF THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AROUND THE FIFTH WHEEL KING PIN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE FIFTH WHEEL KING PIN COULD PULL OUT ALLOWING THE TRAILER TO BREAK LOOSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REWELD CRACKED AREAS AROUND THE KING PIN STRUCTURALS AND ADD SUPPORT BARS. |