| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94E017000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HOLLAND HITCH |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FLEETMASTER |
| Model Year: |
1993 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HOLLAND HITCH COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19930601 - 19940401 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
4918 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19940817 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19940817 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HOLLAND HITCH COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19940606 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19940623 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A DEFECT IN THE FRONT LOCK PORTION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL CASTING (A STRUCTURAL, LOAD BEARING COMPONENT OF THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY) CAUSES A CRACK IN THE CASTING. THIS CRACK CAN PROPAGATE OVER TIME. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE CRACK IS NOT DETECTED, IT CAN CAUSE SEPARATIONOF THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TOP PLATE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY. |