NHTSA recall 85V062000
Equipment › Mechanical › Wrecker and wheel lift devices
Ernest Holmes Ernest Holmes
Reported May 14, 198518 vehicles affectedERNEST HOLMES COMPANYBuilt May 1, 1984 – Jul 1, 1984
The defect
The counter balance valve could fail and allow the hydraulic boom lift to lower without warning. consequence of defect: should the boom lower with a vehicle in tow, a vehicle crash could occur.
The remedy
Install new counter balance valves not subject to this defect.