| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
85V071000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
DRI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
DRI INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19850301 - 19850501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
970 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19850528 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19850528 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
DRI INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19850529 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19850531 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ONE OR MORE OF THE HEX HEAD BOLTS USED IN A NUMBER OF PLACES, AS WELL AS TO SECURE THE TONGUE TO THE FRAME, MAY NOT BE OF THE GRADE 5 STRENGTH REQUIRED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TRAILER TONGUE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER FRAME AND RESULT IN SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE BOLTS WITH THOSE OF THE PROPER STRENGTH. |