NHTSA recall 86E022000 · Equipment
Trailer hitches
Reported Aug 1, 1986884 vehicles affectedREESE PRODUCTS, INCBuilt Nov 1, 1985 – Jul 1, 1986
The defect
The vehicle frame may not withstand loading placed on it by the hitch. consequence of defect: the hitch mounting bolts may tear out of the hitch mounting holes drilled in the vehicles rear crossmember and side rails. this would allow the trailer to separate from the towing vehicle and may result in an accident.
The remedy
Hitch will be replaced with a better featured line of hitch.