NHTSA campaign 89V078000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. recall 89V078000
THERE MAY BE BELOW SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING FASTENERS, ALLOWING THE TRAILER HITCH TO MOVE UNDER TOWING LOADS.
Reported 05/15/1989
What can happen
FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILERIS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULDOCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Repair
CORRECT TORQUE IN TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS TO PREVENT TRAILER SEPARATION.
Components
- Trailer hitches
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
1989 Chevrolet C10View records1989 Chevrolet C20View records1989 Chevrolet C30View records1989 Chevrolet K10View records1989 Chevrolet K20View records1989 Chevrolet K30View records1989 GMC C15View records1989 GMC C25View records1989 GMC C35View records1989 GMC K15View records1989 GMC K25View records1989 GMC K35View records