| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V098000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HART |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HART TRAILERS |
| Manufacturered: |
19950717 - 19960712 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
133 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990526 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990526 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HART TRAILERS |
| Report Received Date: |
19990429 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990429 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUMPER-PULL HORSE TRAILERS. THE SAFETY CABLES, USED TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE, ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THIMBLES AND THUS DO NOT CONFORM TO SAE J684. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE CABLE COULD FAIL ALLOWING THE TRAILER/TOW VEHICLE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW SAFETY CABLES WITH THIMBLES, WHICH CONFORM TO SAE J684. |