AUTOMATIC KARTOTE 1993: WHEELS:MULTI PIECE

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 93V096000

Make Model Year
AUTOMATIC KARTOTE 1993
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1993-05-12 1993-05-21 1993-06-04

Manufacturers Involved: AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO.

Component: WHEELS:MULTI PIECE

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 2149

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

THE CAR DOLLY WHEELS WERE INSTALLED WITH 90 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS INSTEAD OF 60 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS. THE LUG NUTS DO NOT SEAT PROPERLY IN THE WHEEL HOLES AND CAN BECOME LOOSE.

Consequence

LOOSE LUG NUTS CAN CAUSE DOLLY WHEEL SEPARATION ANDRESULTS IN LOSS OF VEHICLE AND/OR CAR DOLLY CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

REPLACE THE 90 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS WITH LUG NUTS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

Notes

SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT: TOW DOLLIES MODELS KT175I, KT175IS, KT200I, KT200IS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: GALVANIZED INDUSTRIAL CAR TOWING DOLLIES. MODELS KT175IAND KT175IS WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER, 1989 AND DECEMBER, 1991. MODELSKT200I AND KT200SI WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1990 AND MARCH, 1993.