What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1987030
- Recall date
- 4 March 1987
- Make
- Holland Hitch
- Models
- Pintle Hook
- Model years
- 1985 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Equipment
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 861
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A HOUSING FIT-UP PROBLEM RESULTS IN UNEVEN LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN THE HOUSINGS. SHOULD THIS GO UNDETECTED AND UNREPAIRED, SEPARATION OF THE TOWED UNIT FROM THE TOWING UNIT COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NOTE: PINTLE HOOK MODEL PH-T-990 ONLY. CORRECTION: INSPECT, INSTALL A SERVICE KIT OR REPLACE PINTLE HOOK.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1987030.