| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V034000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MALLARD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PRAIRIE SCHOONER |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MALLARD COACH CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19880601 - 19890901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
62 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MALLARD COACH CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19920318 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920323 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF THIS TRAVEL TRAILER MAKES DYNAMIC HANDLING OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER UNDER ROAD CONDITIONS VERY DIFFICULT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
DIFFICULTY IN DYNAMIC HANDLING OF THE TRAILER CAN RESULTIN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REORGANIZE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAILERS BY MOVING THE BUILT IN FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES TO A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION. |