| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V172000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AUTOMATIC |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
KT 75 |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19851101 - 19870401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1219 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19881207 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19881207 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| Report Received Date: |
19881101 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19881118 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
CRACKS MAY OCCUR IN THE MATERIAL OF THE TONGUE MOUNT WHERE THREE ONE INCH HOLES ARE LOCATED TO ACCOMMODATE RUBBER GROMMETS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
TONGUE MOUNT COULD FAIL AND RESULT IN TRAILER SEPARATION. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REALIGN, REINFORCE, AND WELD FRACTURED PART. |