NHTSA campaign 94V161000
DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. recall 94V161000
DUE TO AN INADEQUATE DESIGN, THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENT CAN DETACH FROM THE TRAILER FRAME.
What can happen
WHEN IN USE TO SECURE CARGO, FAILURE OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENTS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CARGO ONTO THE ROADWAY AND CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH BY OTHER VEHICLES USING THE ROADWAY.
Repair
DEALERS WILL INSPECT TRAILERS FOR DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT, ADD A REINFORCEMENT BAR AND AN ADDITIONAL WELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE, WELD UP CRACKS IN THE CROSSMEMBER WEB, AND ADD WEB REINFORCEMENT BARS TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON UNITS WHICH SHOW DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT TO THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER.
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.