Recall 85V062000
Equipment › Mechanical › Wrecker And Wheel Lift Devices — Ernest Holmes · reported 14 May 1985 · 18 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
THE COUNTER BALANCE VALVE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC BOOM LIFT TO LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BOOM LOWER WITH A VEHICLE IN TOW, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The fix
INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POWER WRECKERS-MODELS 1100 (5 TON) AND 1200 (7 TON). SYSTEM: COUNTER BALANCE VALVE FOR LIFT.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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