| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
04V026000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
COTTRELL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
C-8ENC |
| Model Year: |
2004 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COTTRELL, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
20020901 - 20031130 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
54 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20040115 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20040115 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
COTTRELL, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20040115 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20040122 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN CAR-HAUL TRAILERS, IMPROPER WELDING OF THE LANDING LEG TO THE KINGPIN ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE PREMATURE CRACKING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRAILER TO DETACH FROM THE TRACTOR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. COTTRELL WILL WELD REINFORCEMENT PIECES TO THE LANDING LEG OF THE KINGPIN ASSEMBLY. |