Recall 89V117000
Suspension › Front › King Pin — Great Dane · reported 18 Jul 1989 · 31,446 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
THE KING PIN THAT IS USED TO JOIN A TRAILER TO THE TRACTOR AT THE COUPLINGS MAY FRACTURE.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAILER SEPARATION FROM THETRACTOR, WITH POTENTIAL TO INJURE PEOPLE IN ITS PATH AND TO CRASH INTO OTHERVEHICLES.
The fix
REPLACE TRAILER MAIN BEAM (INCLUDING THE KING PIN).
SYSTEM:SUSPENSION/KING PIN.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:VANS AND PLATFORM TRAILERS.
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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