| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V245000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FEATHERLITE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
1630 |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FEATHERLITE TRAILERS |
| Manufacturered: |
19950301 - 19951001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1601 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19951218 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19951218 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19951220 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19960102 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
IMPROPER WELD PROCEDURES WERE USED TO ATTACH THE TONGUE CHANNEL TO THE TRAILER FRAME. |
| Consequence Summary: |
POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TRAILER COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL FOUR BOLTS TO REINFORCE THE TONGUE CHANNEL WELD TO THE FRAME. |