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Make :
GMC
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Model :
C15
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Year :
1989
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Manufacturing Dates :
08/01/1988
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11/01/1988
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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number :
89V078000
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Date Owner's
Notified:
06/20/1989
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Date Received by
ODI:
05/15/1989
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Date Added to
Databse:
06/09/1989
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Manufacturer's Involved:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Manufacturer Campaign Number:
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Component:
TRAILER HITCHES
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Potential Number Of Units Affected :
5863
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Summary:
THERE MAY BE BELOW SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING FASTENERS, ALLOWING THE TRAILER HITCH TO MOVE UNDER TOWING LOADS.
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Consequence:
FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILERIS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULDOCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
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Remedy:
CORRECT TORQUE IN TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS TO PREVENT TRAILER SEPARATION.
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Report
Initiator:
ODI
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Vehicles
Report
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Regulation Part
Number:
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Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard Number:
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