| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94V181000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GRUMMAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FREIGHT STAR |
| Model Year: |
1993 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| Manufacturered: |
19920102 - 19941110 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
7256 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19941031 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19941031 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MORGAN OLSON |
| Report Received Date: |
19941017 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19941101 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A 2" BALL WAS TO BE WELDED TO A STEEL BAR AS WELL AS THE NUT FOR THE BALL WELDED TO THE SHANK. SOME VEHICLES WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED ALLOWING THE NUT TO COME OFF. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE BALL CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEEL BAR ALLOWING LOSS OF THE TOWED TRAILER. |
| Corrective Summary: |
THE TRAILER HITCHES WILL BE INSPECTED AND WELDED PROPERLY. |