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NHTSA recall 97V152000

Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly

Western Star Heritage

Reported Sep 14, 199714 vehicles affectedWESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.Built Jan 1, 1997 – Aug 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with fontaine sl6fm229-8375 fixed fifth wheels. the fifth wheel mounting plate flanges in the front and rear can interfere with the normal articulation of the fifth wheel. this interference can lead to damage of the fifth wheel lock handle and/or the top plate.

The risk

Damage of these components can lead to failure of the connection between the tractor and the semi-trailer allowing the semi-trailer to separate from the tractor increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the fifth wheel mounting plates and repair any damaged fifth wheel components.

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Vehicles in this recall

Western Star Heritage
1997

Notes

Owner notification began september 19,1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact western star at 1-250-860-3319. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.