DGTH: TRAILER HITCHES

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	94V161000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	DORSEY
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	DGTH
Model Year:	1994
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	TRAILER HITCHES
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	DORSEY TRAILERS, INC.
Manufacturered:	19930101 - 19940501
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	148
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19940920
Recall Initiated By:	19940920
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	DORSEY CORPORATION
Report Received Date:	19940901
Record Creation Date:	19940919
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	DUE TO AN INADEQUATE DESIGN, THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENT CAN DETACH FROM THE TRAILER FRAME.
Consequence Summary:	WHEN IN USE TO SECURE CARGO, FAILURE OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENTS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CARGO ONTO THE ROADWAY AND CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH BY OTHER VEHICLES USING THE ROADWAY.
Corrective Summary:	DEALERS WILL INSPECT TRAILERS FOR DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT, ADD A REINFORCEMENT BAR AND AN ADDITIONAL WELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE, WELD UP CRACKS IN THE CROSSMEMBER WEB, AND ADD WEB REINFORCEMENT BARS TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON UNITS WHICH SHOW DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT TO THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER.

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