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.'