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NHTSA recall 82E001000 · Equipment

Trailer hitches

Reported Dec 4, 19821,450 vehicles affectedSILVER EAGLE MFG. CO.Built Jan 1, 1981 – Jan 1, 1988

The defect

The A3C eye and shank assembly, which IS used to connect the drawbar on the pull trailer to the hitch on the pulling vehicle, may not have been properly welded. Under certain driving situations which generate a heavy strain, the assembly may break.

The remedy

The manufacturer will replace A3C eye and shank assembly with an A3D type without charge to owner.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Notes

Vehicle category: trailers.system: equipment; A3C eye and shank assembly.consequences of defect: a broken eye and shank assembly could cause loss ofvehicle control and an accident. Furthermore, the trailer could separate fromthe pulling vehicle which could cause an accident to other vehicles.