BROWN UNSPECIFIED 9999: TRAILER HITCHES
General Information
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 68V131000
Make | Model | Year |
---|---|---|
BROWN | UNSPECIFIED | NO YEAR |
Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database | |
1968-12-09 | 1979-10-12 |
Manufacturers Involved: Brown Industries, LLC
Component: TRAILER HITCHES
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 18
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
Notes
POSSIBILITY PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY IM- PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE.COULD LEAD TO FRAC- TURE OF HOOK HORN WHEN TRAILER IS USED AS LEAD UNIT IN TRAIN OPERATION.SUCH FRACTURE COULD RESULT IN FOLLOW TRAILER SEPARATING FROM LEAD TRAILER AND LOSING CONTROL.'CORRECT BY REPLACING PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY.'