NHTSA recall 04V026000
Trailer hitches
Cottrell C-8ENC
Reported Jan 15, 200454 vehicles affectedCOTTRELL, INC.Built Sep 1, 2002 – Nov 30, 2003
The defect
On certain car-haul trailers, improper welding of the landing leg to the kingpin assembly could cause premature cracking.
The risk
This could cause the trailer to detach from the tractor increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
All owners have been contacted. cottrell will weld reinforcement pieces to the landing leg of the kingpin assembly.