ELDORADO UNSPECIFIED 1973: TRAILER HITCHES
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 77V006000
Make | Model | Year |
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ELDORADO | UNSPECIFIED | 1973 |
Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
1977-01-23 | 1977-01-18 | 1979-10-12 |
Manufacturers Involved: Eldorado National-Kansas
Component: TRAILER HITCHES
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 210
Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report
THE PIN BOX SUPPORT MEMBERS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY GRADUALLY DISTORT AND FAIL. THIS COULD CAUSE A DECREASE IN TOWING STABILITY.
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR SUPPORT CROSS MEMBERS AND ADD A DIAGONAL BRACING FROM THE REAR SUPPORT MEMBER TO THE PIN BOX LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS, FREE OF CHARGE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; PIN BOX SUPPORT MEMBERS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: UNDER ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.