| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
85V167000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GRUMMAN ALLIED |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
KURBMASTER |
| Model Year: |
1983 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19830301 - 19830801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
218 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19851216 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19851216 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GRUMMAN CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19851220 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19860110 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE REINFORCING PLATES WERE OMITTED FROM THE TRAILER PIN BOX ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS USED TO HOLD THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE TRAILER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A FATIQUE FAILURE OFF THE PIN BOX ALLOW THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER. THEREFORE, THE TRAILER WILL FALL OFF THE TOWING TRUCK AND ROLL UNCONTROLLED ON THE ROADWAY. THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE PIN BOX ASSEMBLY IF REINFORCEMENT PLATES ARE MISSING. |