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Automatic Equipment Recalls
4 recalls on record · December 26, 1985 to January 19, 2000 · Vehicle Equipment, Vehicles
Recalls by year
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Count of recall notices naming this brand, by the year the recall was announced. A quiet year is not proof of a safe year.
January 19, 2000Vehicle EquipmentNHTSA
Automatic Equipment Trailer Hitches recall
Hazard: THE FAILURE OF THESE BRACKETS COULD CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE TOWED VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
September 14, 1992Vehicle EquipmentNHTSA
Automatic Equipment, Hewitt Unknown Or Other recall
Hazard: IF A CRACK OCCURS AND CONTINUES TO DEVELOP, THE PLATEWILL BREAK INTO TWO PIECES. THE TOW BAR WILL STILL BE ATTACHED AT THIS TIME. BUTIT COULD FOLD IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY THE TOWING VEHICLE. CONTINUED USECOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED.
December 2, 1986VehiclesNHTSA
Automatic Equipment 1984–1985 Structure recall
December 26, 1985VehiclesNHTSA
Automatic Equipment 1984–1985 Trailer Hitches recall
Hazard: THESE CRACKS EVENTUALLY INCREASE AND FATIGUE THE TONGUE MOUNT TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRAILER COULD BREAK AWAY FROM THE CAR AND ROLL UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.