| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
89V078000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
C30 |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
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| Mfg Component Desc: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
08-01-1988 through 11-01-1988
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| Type of Report: |
V |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
5,863 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
06-20-1989 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
MFR |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
05-15-1989 |
| Record Creation Date: |
06-09-1989 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THERE MAY BE BELOW SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING FASTENERS, ALLOWING THE TRAILER HITCH TO MOVE UNDER TOWING LOADS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILERIS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULDOCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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