What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998161
- Recall date
- 20 August 1998
- Make
- Premier
- Models
- Pintle Hook
- Model years
- 1997 to 1998
- Vehicle class
- Equipment
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 294
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A CASTING VOID IN THESE HOOKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SUBSEQUENT WELDING REPAIR, RESULTED IN A NON-HOMOGENOUS MATERIAL. THIS IN TURN CAUSED A STRESS RISER WHICH UNDER CERTAIN HIGH-STRESS APPLICATIONS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE HITCH. A HITCH FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE TRAILER TO BREAK LOOSE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH.rnCORRECTION: HITCHES WILL BE REPLACED.
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 1998161.