NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V207000

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/rack — Timpte · reported 27 Nov 1989 · 264 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

MOUNTING BRACKETS USED TO ATTACH THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY TO THE TRAILER FRAME MAY FAIL.

The risk

FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET RESULTS IN THE SPARE TIREASSEMBLY SEPARATING FROM THE TRAILER AND CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF,CREATING A ROAD HAZARD WHICH MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH.

The fix

REPLACE BRACKETS WITH MODIFIED BRACKETS.

SYSTEM: SPARE TIRE CARRIER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: GRAIN TRAILERS.

NHTSA campaign

89V207000

Filed by

Timpte, Inc.

Report received

27 Nov 1989

Owners notified

17 Nov 1989

Potentially affected

264

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.

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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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